Baltimore

Benjamin and I decided to take a random weekend getaway to Baltimore, Maryland. If you know my husband you would also know that it wasn't random it was a great money saving deal. That line makes him sound cheap but I promise he is not. He just has an uncanny ability to find amazing deals on everything and anything. One day he was surfing the net and found incredibly inexpensive air fare... so we were on our way to a long weekend away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

We found this great hotel called Aloft (owned by Westin Hotels). It was fun, young, energetic, and very contemporary. They had fun music in the lobby with couches and pillows for lounging along with an awesome bar and beautiful fireplace. It also had a nice work out facility, but who works out on vacation???

The first day (Friday) we lied pretty low. We went to inner harbor and walked around and enjoyed the view. Get this... we watched a bus escorted with police through red lights with crazy sirens speed through the center of the harbor area. Do you know who emerged from that bus??? well... the Ravens cheerleaders and they were in a hurry to get to Chipotle. Pretty sure my chin was on the floor. Seriously, they were escorted through traffic for a burrito. Very bizarre.

On Saturday we spent the entire day in D.C.. my legs are still sore from all the walking. We went to the Smithsonian Museums, yep all of them. We also saw the White house, the WWII Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln Memorial. Busy Busy Busy.

On Sunday we had brunch at a restuarant that had a flat rate for brunch that included unlimited mamosas, bloody mary's and sangrias. Sounds amazing doesn't it? yeah... well not so much. The food was gross and the drinks lacked in flavor as well. It was a nice thought though. We then headed to the outlet malls to shop :) :) :) that was heavenly. We were so wiped from our shopping we spent what we thought would be our last night eating Chinese food in our hotel room and watching the Golden Globes.

Monday morning, rise and shine at 5am. Rush to return our rental car and get to the airport with plenty of time to make our flight. Oh we definitely didn't miss it. Our flight was delayed, and delayed, and delayed, and then canceled. dun dun dun. Guess it's one more night it Baltimore. IT is definitely frustrating but we are planning on making the best of it. We are going to dinner and a movie. It has been amazing to get this time together. I am very grateful for the little get aways we get to have together. I am really excited for when we someday become parents but I also recognize the wonderful moments before. We are at a place where we can just up and leave and go at the drop of a hat and not worry about nap schedules or babysitters. I do appreciate the freedom, however I am ready to take on the responsibility so keep saying your prayers for our future family to hurry on its way ;)