A Time Out

This weekend, we were blessed with a fantastic overnight in NYC. I owe my sister BIG for making our stay possible (THANK YOU!!!!). We left early Saturday morning and made it to the city by 10, checked into the Hilton and went off the explore the city. We had tickets to The Phantom of the Opera- it was FANTASTIC. If you ever have a chance to see a Broadway show, make it POTO. I promise, you won't be disappointed. After our 2pm show, we headed back to our room to get all fancied up for a dinner date at Mesa Grill. Seriously, a dinner at Bobby Flay's restaurant. It was Heaven on Earth. I've never been full without feeling gross before, Bobby made it possible. I highly recommend it. We went back to our hotel after to change and do some more exploring. My legs are KILLING me. It was worth every achy bone in my leg. We got a quick bite at Starbucks's this AM before heading out. I feel refreshed and loved getting some downtime with the hubs. It was exactly what we both needed. It's nice to do something and not feel guilty about it.

We stopped at Ikea (Oh.Dear.Lord) on our way home and ended up getting lost in New Jersey. I have to say, while I loved exploring Ikea, Elizabeth, NJ is probably one of the smelliest places I have ever been. Jersey is just kind of gross. No offense to any of you who might be from there. It's funny, even with the stress of getting lost (no thanks to you Insignia GPS), we still had a good time. We laughed about it. Normally, that would have caused us to flip out and yell. It's fantastic what checking out and giving yourself an adult time out can do. I recommend doing that too. Sometimes, you just need to remember who you are as people and a couple. Make the time for each other, it's always worth it.

Anyway, while we were gone, my amazing sister tackled the job of a 3 yr old & an 8 yr old. Gavin had two birthday parties this weekend and seems to have had a great time at both (yay). Teagan, well she may have given her Aunt a hard time. Silly girl. I have to say, I'm impressed with my sister. She woke up at 4:30 this AM with the said small girl and still managed to do an art project with them, take them out to lunch and out to play in the gorgeous weather today. Rock.Star. I came home to a great surprise. 

Gavin's above, Teagan's below

These will both be displayed proudly in our home. I love them! The hubs thinks they're just as cool as I do. It helps when you love the artists too! We're blessed to have such wildly creative and imaginative kids.