Things around our place have been a bit hectic...chaotic...crazy...insane...stressful...you name it we've felt it. It got to a point with Dave and I that something had to be done. So I planned this little surprise night away with out him even knowing. A big thanks to Kirsten and Brian...they watched the kids for us while we went away! Dave got home from work and he was totally drained, sitting on the couch catching up on some ESPN. I asked him to go with me to run some errands for Ashlynn's bday party. That did not excited him one bit and he didn't understand why I needed him to come. Dave was really making it hard to surprise him and he didn't stop there. We got in the car and I told him I wanted to drive because he always drives...he didn't like that. He started asking questions and said I was acting really strange and I probably was. He basically wouldn't be quiet about the whole drive. I told him we had to go to this special party store for some things. I'm a bad liar, he could see right through me but still didn't have a clue what I was doing. I got lost so I had to pull over and let him drive to our destination with out him knowing what it was. He made this so hard for me! Finally when we got there we pulled up to this hotel in Scottsdale and he was really puzzled. He thought we were parking to go to dinner or something. I told him to pop the trunk and he saw our bags and it clicked that we were staying there for the night! Oh I swear...I love this man but sometimes he can make things so much harder than they need to be. You should have seen the look on his face...he was so incredibly happy to get away and be with only me. It was great!
We walked around Scottsdale, went through art galleries, went to the botanical gardens, and enjoyed a yummy dinner at a Italian place that we love. Basically went to places that we wouldn't take our kids to because they would be touching everything! There was a "Chihuly Glass" showing there at the botanical gardens. It was amazing to see all of this colorful blown glass. It was hotter than sin that day but we dealt with it and had a great time. It was a much needed getaway and something we need to do more often to keep us sane. You gotta love priceline when you can get a really nice hotel and bid your own price for peanuts! It was so fun keeping this from him, I knew we were going about a couple weeks before and I didn't say a word...so proud of myself! I told him that it's his turn to surprise me now and whisk me away somewhere. Hopefully it won't be too long...we will see:).
