A boyfriend/girlfriend weekend

Lovey took me away this weekend for a boyfriend girlfriend getaway. We left Becca & Mary-Gail in our niece, Amy's, very capable hands, and headed up to Park City Friday evening. Becca & Mary-Gail were ridiculously excited when they heard AmyCakes was going to sleep-over and play with them all weekend long; I recall Becca's exact words were, "Oh yeah! It's gonna be so much fun!" And Mary-Gail said, "Have fun on your date night."

We did have fun. We ate supper at the pub at the top of Main Street. Lovey had the buffalo burger, and I was craving the fish'n'chips. Neither of the dishes disappointed. We checked into the Marriott, I unpacked us (I don't like "living" out of a suitcase no matter how short the stay), and we snuggled in for a late-night movie.

Saturday started off especially wonderful because we slept in! I did feel a tiny ping of guilt after realizing that I was grateful to be alone with Lovey for the whole weekend - sans kids and dogs - but that "ping" was short lived. We got ready for the day, ate a late breakfast, and then headed to the outlets for some shopping. Lovey & I picked up some much needed clothes for Becca & Mary-Gail (i.e. pants! The girls are growing so tall that all their pants are floods!), and then Lovey made a fatal announcement: he wanted to go to Banana Republic.

We (I) spent the next 2 hours shopping in Banana. Lovey gasped when he saw my arms loaded with clothes, and warned me that the limit in the dressing room was 5. Whatever! I pulled him into the dressing room with me, and gave him his assignment: to remove the clothes from the hanger and then re-hang the clothes after I tried them on. (That's what my mom, sisters, & I do when we go shopping together, and now Lovey was in charge of that responsibility). Lovey was remarkable, and remarkably patient! And so full of complements as well as a few criticisms of the clothes I tried on. I nearly kissed him (actually I did) after I tried on each item! He made me/makes me feel like a million bucks.

And that's about how much money I spent in Banana Republic. I bought serveral shirts, sweaters, and a dress. The pants were awkward and the only style that fits my curves well is the "Jackson Fit" and there weren't very many pants in that style. I mean, really, I have like a 6 pairs of black slacks already - I seriously don't need another one (that's what Lovey reminded me when I tried on another pair of black slacks). Plus, Lovey said that after my surgery things will fit differently so we should wait and come back...I don't know if I want to come back after my surgery...

Nevermind that; here's to a fabulous weekend with my boyfriend. Thank you Lovey. And thank you for continuing this annual tradition of getaways! (October 2007; December 2008 PC; June 2009 PC)

Clothes for Becca & Mary-Gail: 2 hoodies, 2 dress shirts, 4 pairs of jeans, 2 leggins w/lace, 4 long-sleeved shirts, and a 1o-pack of socks! Whew!

My loot: Lovey took me to Banana Republic and let me run wild...

Becca gives the BEST responses: Oh my goodness! For me? I love it!

Lovey couldn't wait until Becca & Mary-Gail's birthday to give them the clothes he picked out: the jeans and hoodies. And Becca & Mary-Gail were so excited to get a present from Daddy.

Isn't he (and our girls) just the cutest ever?