12 May 2009

I'm a better mom now

For Mother's Day my husband talked to my friend, Misty's husband, and the two of them sent the two of us away overnight on Saturday to the charming Victorian Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast. We were pampered in our room, appropriate named "Serenity Cove". The two twin,canopied beds with feather beds on top, made us feel extra girly & cozy. We had cocktails, gave ourselves facials, Satin Hands and feet. No distrupted sleep. No crying babies. No diapers. No argumentative teen. Just quiet & girl talk. Sunday we were treated to the b&b owner's specialty "Creme Brulee' French Toast"...complete with candlelight...in the lovely dining room. But we had to go, so we headed to an antique mall (well, it had 5 giant malls in it. We didn't make it to all of them!) We then spent the rest of the afternoon wandering around Long Grove, IL, a charming old-fashioned looking town with lots of modern shopping. I came home with a new glass bead bracelet, a bottle of Chocolate wine (yes, you read correctly. It's chocolate & red wine...and positively delicious!), and some of my favourite British treats (Yorkie bars, bridies, HP, cury chip sauce, etc.)
My husband earned BIG brownie points. He listened.

6 comments:

Julie said...

That sounds like a truly awesome getaway!
Stopping by to say welcome to the SITS community :)

Kassi Gilbert said...

That sounds PERFECT!!

Brandy said...

Your husband sounds very generous and thoughtful! What a great present...

Welcome to SITS!

Jen said...

what a cool mother's day gift! i bet you are now refreshed.

Just stopped by from SITS to welcome you.

Cammie said...

Stopping by from SITS to welcome you!!! Hope you enjoy getting to know everyone!
What an awesome treat!!!

Kanga said...

Wow! This sounds HEAVENLY!!! You have a good man there, Kimba and I can't wait to meet him!

Chocolate wine? Sounds intriguing...

Love you, friend!!!!