We (or should I just say I) were nervous to leave as it was the first time that both of us would be gone. I knew they were in great hands with my parents but I just worried that they would wonder where we were and maybe get a little sad, especially Kaden as he is my little sensitive one and a total mamma's boy. I also knew I would miss them terribly bc as a stay at home mom, I am never away from them for more than a few hours a time when I need to run an errand or something and I miss them tons even then!
But this trip was much needed, much deserved and we were really looking forward to a few days of solid QT, time to just focus on one another and celebrate the past 6 years and our blessed marriage! When the twins were first born, I couldn't even picture being able to get away. Life was so crazy and it just seemed like it wouldn't ever be possible to escape the chaos so it was kind of surreal that we were actually going to be able to!
The drive out there is one we have made together a dozen times and we had so much fun just listening to music and eating snacks and talking. It was a lot of fun :) We stopped at a diner that was on Diners, Drive In's and Dives and had lunch. It was a tiny whole in the wall place.
We then stopped at state line and did some shopping at the outlets. We had a lot of fun being goofy and dressing up, looking for a nice shirt for the hubs to wear to dinner and me getting to pick out a few things as my present. I felt so spoiled. I got a few small things, earrings, bath and body works, and then my one big thing was an amazing, beautiful pair of genuine leather FRYE boots from Neiman Marcus.
If you know me you know how incredibly frugal I am and I usually only shop if it's on sale (I just can't justify paying a lot of $ for clothes and shoes) but my husband said I deserved these and that if I wanted them, he would get them as my anniversary present! I wasn't even looking for them, I stumbled upon them and fell in love. I don't need diamonds or lavish gifts, it was a gift to be able to pick out whatever I wanted, even if it was just $8 sunglasses bc that is a rare treat now that I'm a mom and the babies need things way more that we do! :) Thank you sweet hubby for my gifts! :)
After we made into Vegas we checked in. We stayed at The Red Rock which is in Summerlin and it was actually nice to be staying a ways from the strip. This hotel is new and was beautiful. Thanks to our friends we got a great deal on our room!
We headed to the pool to relax for a bit then realized we were starving and dinner wasn't until 9pm so we headed back up to our room and ordered spinach artichoke dip and watched t.v. in bed :)
Then, we got ready to go to our anniversary dinner. It was amazing to be able to get ready in total peace and take as much time as I wanted! It was also incredible to not have any schedule what so ever, to come and go as we pleased, to stay out as late as we wanted (which was 2 am!) and sleep in (although we didn't really bc we didn't sleep well). It was bliss.
Where we were going to dinner was a total surprise that my husband planned. When we got there I was amazed. It was at the Eiffel Tower resturaunt the Paris hotel. It's actually built into the structure and one of the legs of the structure comes thru the floor! It was incredibly upscale and fancy, the waiters wore tuxedos and I didn't know what half the menu was :) Our table was right up against the window with a view of the beautiful Bellagio water show, which I have always loved to watch!
The resteraunt is uner the sign
It was so romantic and special. The thoughtfulness of my husband to pick that place and get us that table, the atmosphere, everything. We enjoyed 2 hours of just talking and reminiscing, enjoy incredible food and just relishing in the fact that we were so blessed to have this opportunity as well as being proud of ourselves for going through with is and not talking/worrying about our twins and not checking in a hundred times :) It was wonderful!
I had a butterflied filet mignion with lemon parsly butter, asparagus with aged parmesan cheese and brown butter. My hubby had a New York steak with a marslaa wine sauce and cheese au gratin potatoes. For dessert we had an incredible chocolate souffle! And after that our waiter brought us a dessert on the house for our anniversary :)
We then headed out to the strip to watch the water show up close! And then to find our friend who is a Las Vegas police officer and was working. I have known Ben since 7th grade (I went 7th,8th and 9th grade in Vegas) and we hadn't seen him in 3 years!
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8 comments:
congrats on your blessed 6 years! (and counting...)
i have to ask you: do you work out tons? or is it all genetic?
because you look stunning...those legs...:)
kelly, mom to b/b twins, 34 months of age
Aw thank you!!! I have to say, I have been blessed by genetics and an ultra fast metabolism :)
My twins are 34 mo (on the 30th) as well!
yep, mine were born at the end of august, 4 weeks early but super healthy :) they are very thin, too, just pushing 24lb...and you and i potty trained our kiddos at the same time, too, with the same method...although one still has issues with #2 :(
gotta run, one of them is yelling for something..instead of napping
Awesome! Mine were born at 32weeks after i spent 9 weeks in the hospital. Nicu for 4 weeks buttery healthy after they came home. Mine are only 25 and 27 LB :) always been little :) do you have s blog?
that hotel looks AMAZING! the pool area is to die! and i bet it was so much more affordable being OFF the strip! ill def have to look into it next time we go! looking at this pics brought back so many memories of when we went for our 25th bdays, a few years ago.
your dinner at paris looks so romantic!!! looks like a fabulous time!!
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megan, nope i do not have a blog..sorry...
25lb and 27lb--yep, i think that we''ll be 25lb by our 3-year checkup which puts us at...oh, zero percentile in weight still! always have been, though..the boys were 18in and 4lb6oz at birth- in other words, they were the height of an average 36-weeker and the weight of an average 32-weeker.it's genetic, though- i am thin and so is my hubby (althoug he is very tall)..i think that we are about 36-36.5 inches tall right now, which means that we need the length of 2t pants but the waists are a whole different thing! their swimshorts are just 18 months in size! sounds familiar to you? :)
Same here!!! We need 2T for length (almost 3T now) but waists are tiny, especially my daughter!!! Tricky to find pants! I like Target bc they have that adjustable thingy on the inside of most of their bottoms. My whole side of the fam is thin as well so it's genetic here too! Always been barely on the charts for weight, if at all! Mine aroun 36 inches as well. How far along were yours born? Mine weighted 4.10 and 4.11 at 32 weeks 4 days which I was happy about!
I had so much fun staying with Kaden & Kaleiah while you two were in Vegas! Now that you know you can do this, next time will be even easier!
I have to say that yes, your thinness is genetic for sure! Both your dad and I were bean poles growing up! And I only weighed 113# when you and your twin sister were two years old! And that was after six kids! But all of your siblings are thin too!! Only now that dad and I are older, well, that dang old metabolism has slowed down!
I was always looking for "slims" for all you so the waist would fit! LOL!
You have a blessed marriage and family! Love you all tons! <3 Mom
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