First Kid Free Weekend

Geoff and I had our first kid free weekend. Geoff's mom was nice enough to take Miles for the weekend. They headed out Friday afternoon and then got back Sunday evening. I had never been away from Miles for a day or a night or both combined. So this three days and two night thing was a long first time. Luckily Miles and I had tons of house time together in the last two weeks due to us being sick so I was more then ready to get a break. So was Miles as he was getting pretty bored with our house.

We wanted to do something we couldn't do with a kid in tow. Oh grand ideas of 2 days of a bike trip through Maryland - 50 miles a day, camping out at night wasn't going to work. We had to keep it doable for a pregnant person like me. So we settled on a wonderful weekend around here instead.

Friday after saying goodbye to Miles, we headed to Old Town Alexandria and walked around. We checked out the The Torpedo Factory. What an amazing place. Geoff knew how much I love homemade artwork and crafts. You could watch the artist in action and purchase their work. We then headed to the Lavender Moon Cupcakery where all they sell is delicious cupcakes! The chocolate smores cupcake was fabulous. Right next door was 'The Grape and Bean'. You guessed it a coffee place for Geoff. After that all I knew is Geoff has a surprise for me at 5pm. So we headed off to see what he could have planned. A couples massage at Red Door! I have never had a pregnancy massage before. It is well worth it! Thanks Geoff was a fantastic surprise.

Then off to dinner at Cafe Deluxe where I had the best tortilla soup and shrimp parmesan salad. The dressing was olive oil and lemon and it just tasted so good. Lastly we headed to a production of "The game of Love and Chance" at the 1st Stage Theatre. What a fun lighthearted play. Whew, and that was only Friday.

Saturday we stayed in bed until 9am, left the dog dish out, left the gates open and made our own mess without the help of a little one. We then decided to head out to breakfast at our favorite stop, the Community Canteen. Then head off to the George Washington National Forest for a long hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We ended the weekend with the Kelly Acres Cycle Cross race out in Maryland on Sunday. Thanks Geoff for a fabulous first weekend away from Miles. We stayed so busy we barely had time to miss him. I say barely as I did get a little misty eyed Saturday night. But we talked with Cyndie and him everyday. He had a great time with his Grandparents.