Mommy and Daddy's night away

For Christmas, John got us a night at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor. Even though we decided to take it 'easy' this Christmas to save for our vacation and to splurge on AJ, John still found a way to spoil me (which made me feel bad for not doing the same!). I also got a pair of Louis Vuitton shoes :).

The big night was Friday. He had booked us a beautiful room with a balcony overlooking the atrium. If you haven't visited the Gaylord, I recommend you do! It's a huge hotel with the most beautiful atrium I have ever seen.

We had dinner reservations at a seafood restaurant called Moon Bay. While we are used to the hole-in-the wall seafood restaurants where you can put on a bib and make a huge mess, this resturant was first class. The food was amazing, although the portions smaller then what we are used to. We still managed to stuff ourselves silly.

We walked around for a bit before going back to the room to watch a movie. It might seem like a waste, especially since we weren't drinking and could have driven home, but let me tell you--it was SO relaxing to be somewhere other then home and alone with my husband. We really enjoyed ourselves. It's so important to stay best friends despite having children in our lives. One day the kids will leave the nest and we will be left with each other...and we intend to work hard to save time for each other in our busy lives.

The next morning we slept in (till almost 9!). Ok, I actually got up before 8, but I went to the balcony and read a book while John slept. We had breakfast in bed and then finished watching the movie we fell asleep to the night before. Then John went to work out while I got a prenatal massage.

The massage was amazing, just what I needed actually. Since I am not really showing, the therapist had a hard time finding me because she assumed I wasn't pregnant. She had this new thing for pregnant woman all set up to allow for you to lay down on your belly and even said I might just fall through. Sure enough, I did, but to be honest, it felt great nonetheless and I told her I wanted to lay on my belly for the massage. It was amazing to have my back really worked on since it's my problem area.

Afterwards we went to pick up our little boy. We met them at Kayla's basketball game and AJ wasn't as excited to see us as I had hoped! When we were leaving the game, he actually didn't even want to come with us. Apparently he had too much fun with grandma. We went back to their house...and....well, let's just say AJ threw A FIT when we were getting ready to leave. He DID NOT want to leave Grandma's. It did hurt my feelings, but it makes me feel great that he enjoys his grandparents so much. It makes me feel comfortable and less guilty for leaving him.

So, a great night for all three of us!