Rob and I had the most perfect day on Friday. We planned a personal day off from work and sent our two little cherubs to daycare, yup you read that right. We had a full day of just husband and wife time. It was wonderful. We got to have a leisurely breakfast, wait for our new couch (which is really perfect except for a minor size issue -- to be resolved by the New Year), then we went out for his dream lunch (Capital Grille burgers and truffle fries). Now, I admit that after our last visit to the Capital Grille during Restaurant Week I was no so impressed, so when he proposed we try his favorite lunch I was a big skeptical. However, my hubby has seriously redeemed himself! Their signature burger is unbelievable: Here is the description: An “almost too big to wrap your hands around it” chopped sirloin burger blended with onion, smoked bacon and Havarti cheese. A toasted onion roll completes the journey from All-American Classic to all new sensation. Served with phenomenal truffle oil fries.
I paired it perfectly with a glass of Old Vine Zinfandel and Rob enjoyed his classic, Knob Creek and coke.
So, I am now a fan of the Capital Grille, especially when I'm with my man.
We had the best day out, it felt like we were playing hooky -- which we were but this time it was from family life. It's OK to sneak away for a few hours ;) We also got the bulk of our Christmas shopping complete so we were very productive too!
The girls had a great day with their friends at daycare and then we took them out for a special night at the Aquarium ... it was the festival of lights and it was FREE!!! Emma loved all of the music and the ballerinas that were there to promote different dance companies, and Julia loved the big fish tanks. It was a long day/night but well worth it to see the smiles on their faces. Emma also let Santa know that in addition to a balloon, she would also like a Zebra for Christmas... hmmmmmm ... we thought she was going to be our easy child-- but a Zebra?
Other big happenings -- Julia got her 2nd tooth, it's quite cute and she's crawling everywhere! She's doing the classic crawl, no soldier crawl for her. She is a busy little lady and has the lungs of a very high pitched hyena!
Ok, I have to stop procrastinating on getting prepared for the week ahead but I will write more about our weekend tomorrow.
I paired it perfectly with a glass of Old Vine Zinfandel and Rob enjoyed his classic, Knob Creek and coke.
So, I am now a fan of the Capital Grille, especially when I'm with my man.
We had the best day out, it felt like we were playing hooky -- which we were but this time it was from family life. It's OK to sneak away for a few hours ;) We also got the bulk of our Christmas shopping complete so we were very productive too!
The girls had a great day with their friends at daycare and then we took them out for a special night at the Aquarium ... it was the festival of lights and it was FREE!!! Emma loved all of the music and the ballerinas that were there to promote different dance companies, and Julia loved the big fish tanks. It was a long day/night but well worth it to see the smiles on their faces. Emma also let Santa know that in addition to a balloon, she would also like a Zebra for Christmas... hmmmmmm ... we thought she was going to be our easy child-- but a Zebra?
Other big happenings -- Julia got her 2nd tooth, it's quite cute and she's crawling everywhere! She's doing the classic crawl, no soldier crawl for her. She is a busy little lady and has the lungs of a very high pitched hyena!
Ok, I have to stop procrastinating on getting prepared for the week ahead but I will write more about our weekend tomorrow.
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