Sunday, March 16, 2014

Just Us Weekend

Had so much fun out with my AMAZING Hubby for our "Just Us" Weekend!  We dropped the kids...all four of them...off with my IL's Wednesday evening...and had alone time together until Saturday evening!!  We haven't taken time for ourselves like that since our honeymoon...which was...wow...going on 12 years ago this summer!  Loooong overdue!

Our first evening together, after dropping off the kids, we headed to Kroger to pick up some steaks, sushi, drinks, and a few other things.   While picking out the sushi...Danny found these...




Although we did NOT get them...they were definitely the most interesting thing we found at Kroger that night!!  :)  Mini octopus. 

While we were looking for some beer and coolers, Danny came across a beer that he used to drink all the time when he was stationed down in Texas in the Air Force...it was his FAVORITE, and he hasn't had it since he left Texas!  He was pretty excited about getting to have it again!!

Since it was pretty late by the time we dropped off the kids...we decided to just eat a quick dinner out...we opted for Burger King this night.  It was really good!  I really like their burgers & onion rings {with the spicy sauce they have}.  Mmmm!


On Thursday, we mostly just hung around home.  It was very relaxing!  Until we decided to head out to do some shopping.  When Danny was in the shower, and it was just me...it was SO quiet in the house.  I wasn't really sure what to do with myself.  I think I got a little bored there for a minute!! 

We had to run and pick up some things for our Guinea Pigs at the pet store, and went to go look around at WalMart for a bit.  Tried to not take too too long...then headed back home to grill up some steaks!!  I made some au gratin potatoes {out of a box}, and some brownies {planned on brownies with strawberry ice cream on top...it was really good!!}.  The steaks were so yummy...my Hubby REALLY knows how to grill them up tasty!!  :)


Friday was the day we were really excited for!  We headed over to Newport on the Levee!  We were pretty hungry when we got there...so we started off with some good food!!  We decided to go to the Claddagh Irish Pub & Restaurant ...and I'm so glad we did!  We had never been before...and it was MARVELOUS!!  We would definitely recommend it to anyone!  The food was fabulous...it had such a wonderful atmosphere...there were all these little nook & crannies where tables/booths were...our waitress was great...they had this "tomato jam", which is sorta like a homemade ketchup, it was to die for...we LOVED it!!  It was a wonderful experience!

This was my meal for the evening....there in that little cup is the tomato jam....delicious!!




Danny had Fish & Chips {same fries as mine}....he said his was REALLY good, too!  Commented that the tarter sauce that came with his Fish wasn't like "regular" tarter sauce...he said it tasted much better!  :)

Here are a couple shots from INSIDE the restaurant....




After we finished our meal...we headed out to the Riverwalk to take in the scenery.  It was pretty windy at this point...so we didn't last long out there.




We still had a while before our movie started...so we headed into Barnes & Noble.   We found a couple things that we were interested in reading...grabbed a table...and just hung out for awhile.  Ended up getting some coffee from the Starbucks inside the book store.  Then, when it was close to time for our movie to start...we headed out.

We saw the "300: Rise of and Empire" movie.  It was REALLY good!  We both really liked the first "300" movie, too....so we were pretty anxious to see this one.  We would definitely recommend seeing it in 3D...we did not, but wish we would have.  It looks like it was MADE for 3D.  It was very bloody...body parts getting chopped off here, there, and everywhere...epic battle scenes...yeah...it was a "guy flick"...and it was AWESOME!  :)

Saturday...our last day of it being "just us"....we went to Five Guys for lunch, picked up some food for dinner from the store, then went to pick up the kiddos!   Zach & Liam ran to us when they saw us pull into the driveway.  Zachary started crying saying how much he missed us...hugging us so tightly...which, of course, in turn makes ME cry as well!  That boy has such strong emotions!

We had an amazing time just hanging out, chit chatting, & reconnecting with each other!  I recommend a weekend "away" to ANY one!!   It is REALLY nice to recharge those batteries every once in awhile!  And when you get to hang out with just your Husband...no worries about anything else...it is AMAZING!! 

We did, very much so, miss our children though!!  The house is just not the same without the whole family together!  :)