The trip to the Poconos was a bust. After a string of not-so-good weather reports and the realization that the Pocono mountains were actually A LOT farther than we anticipated, we decided that 1. a 20-hour roadtrip is WAY too much driving for a weekend and 2. it just might not be in the stars for us to be in a champagne-shaped jacuzzi after all. But we still wanted a weekend of just us... so Ethan got to spend a couple of days with grandma and papi while mommy and daddy pretend they were dating again.
It's kinda weird --- having to "plan" to exclusively spend time with each other. Before, we used to call in sick and drive down to Mexico for a couple of days without even a thought. We both miss that, I think, it just doesn't get mentioned too often. So on Sunday, in leiu of our good ol' spontaneous escapades... we decided to drive to the closest unconquered city we could think of... COLUMBUS. :)
It might be uncategorically unfair to compare with the Poconos, but we had a lot of fun. Got a nice suite (jacuzzi wasn't the shape of a champagne glass -- or any other cocktail glass for that matter, but it was still nice), enjoyed a very expensive dinner (the kind that comes with complimentary valet and everyone is dressed like they're meeting the president), watched a movie uninterupted (especially without having to worry about getting back early enough for the babysitter), drove and walked around the German Village in the outskirts of Columbus with a tourist map (minus the stroller and a diaper bag), and even got to do some shopping - WOO HOO (in a REAL outlet, unlike the Tamarack).
It's kinda weird --- having to "plan" to exclusively spend time with each other. Before, we used to call in sick and drive down to Mexico for a couple of days without even a thought. We both miss that, I think, it just doesn't get mentioned too often. So on Sunday, in leiu of our good ol' spontaneous escapades... we decided to drive to the closest unconquered city we could think of... COLUMBUS. :)
It might be uncategorically unfair to compare with the Poconos, but we had a lot of fun. Got a nice suite (jacuzzi wasn't the shape of a champagne glass -- or any other cocktail glass for that matter, but it was still nice), enjoyed a very expensive dinner (the kind that comes with complimentary valet and everyone is dressed like they're meeting the president), watched a movie uninterupted (especially without having to worry about getting back early enough for the babysitter), drove and walked around the German Village in the outskirts of Columbus with a tourist map (minus the stroller and a diaper bag), and even got to do some shopping - WOO HOO (in a REAL outlet, unlike the Tamarack).
Quaint authentic restuarant called "Juergens" where I had my first snitzel since being in Germany about 4 years ago
Of course, by the time we met back up with Ethan and the inlaws (I have the BEST inlaws any girl could ask for), we couldn't resist ending the date weekend with a guilty "we'll-make-it-up-to-you-for-leaving" spontaneous trip to the zoo. Ethan is FASCINATED with animals... it is so awesome to watch his eyes light up everytime he sees an aquarium or a cage-full of monkeys -- I keep thinking maybe he'll grow up to be a vet one day!
He usually goes ga-ga over the monkeys, but this time, he was tickled by the sleeping kangaroos... LOVE that cute crunching face!
But his absolute fave has always been the aquarium...
3 comments:
Sounds like you guys had an awesome time! Don't you just love taking the kids to the zoo? We just took Aubree for the first time this weekend, she loved it!
Sweet sweet pics. I do hope you all had fun. Sorry the other was a bust. It is a drive, and you probably needed as much time together as possible. :)
Hooray for German Village!
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Walker
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