Vaillant Family Blog: A & E Time

Friday, January 30, 2015

A & E Time

For Christmas this year, Eric and I didn't have a lot of ideas for eachother. We like to exchange gifts but outside of stocking stuffers and workout clothes I am usually at a loss. When asked I just say I want time together....this means kid free time we can actually talk without interruption. We realized we were probably both planning a night away so we decided to discuss and just plan together. I had already booked Grammy & Pops to watch the boys the 2nd weekend in January and made a dinner reservation at the nicest restaurant I could find in Baltimore so we stuck with that plan a booked a hotel near the restaurant. There were still a few surprises Christmas morning. Eric got me some wireless headphones for the gym and a couple things from my favorite place to shop Jane.com. He also got me a really cute apron (because I do so much cooking/baking...ha!). It was ironic because I surprised him with 2 weeks of meals from Plated.com. We get two meals a week delivered so I am forced to cook! All the ingredients are included so it is super easy and we mostly try to cook them together after the boys are in bed so it has been time to catch up on our days etc.

Our night away was so relaxing and fun. We left our house early to have brunch in Harbor East and then did lots of shopping. Turns out there were a ton of sales going on in Fells Point and most places were offering Mimosas and Bloody Mary's which is my kind of shopping! :) I may have gone a little overboard but how often do I get to shop kid free? After shopping we checked into our hotel to relax before dinner. We took a nap and then watched the Ravens playoff game. Our dinner reservation was at 8:30 at restaurant called Charleston. The menu was a little out there for me but I knew Eric would really enjoy it. I did a 3 course meal with wine pairings and Eric did a 4 course meal. Overall we really enjoyed it and it was fun to get dressed up. The next morning we didn't have to check out until noon so we decided to pick up breakfast at Starbucks and rent a movie in the room. We watched The Judge and thought it was a great movie.

Both of us really enjoyed our time together. We wish we could do it more often! Thank you to Grammy & Pops for watching the boys! Here are some pics from our cooking date and night away....