First we start with the important news, today is the kid's 30th. Dwell on that for a while. I am the parent of a 30 year old. JFC. I have a girlfriend and circle of friends younger than her. I barely feel that far past 30 myself. But it's true. 30 years ago, the best thing I've ever accomplished graced this world with her presence. I hope she has an incredible day.
We are out of town and it's wonderful. Started the morning off by doing some last minute packing and cleaning. I was ready to go by 8am but C still had plenty to do. I did some work so I didn't lose the whole day. Nothing exciting, but at least I left without any guilt. We got on the road around 1:30pm and the drive was uneventful. We rolled up right at 4pm and checked in. We're staying smack dab downtown. No need to drive anywhere if need be. If this were a business trip and my client was downtown, I couldn't ask for a better location. Plus we're staying at one of Hilton's boutique hotels. Only 54 rooms, very modern, updated, and chic. When we got into our room there were robes on the bed, chocolate waiting for us, and a $15 Starbucks gift card. The room feels very European and reminds me of something I would find in London. No carpet, modern furniture, cool artwork, large stone shower, etc. I really like it. The bed was super comfy and while I woke up earlier than I'd like, I am feeling okay. The room has huge windows and we left the drapes open last night. I first woke up at 1:53am and thought something was broken in the clock because there's no way it was only 2am and that bright out. Turns out it was the snow and lights all reflecting. We will not make that mistake tonight. Need them closed a bit please.
As for us, after we unpacked, we went up to the top floor which is an event/bar area. Free drinks, live music, and a clientele we want nothing to do with. Seriously. Just a bit old and boring for our tastes. We quietly left and headed back to our room. We got situated and headed out for dinner. We went to the Paisley Pig. Wow. Excellent food. Just top notch. We started with whitefish dip, and spinach and artichoke dip. Then for a main course I had crispy duck and waffles while C had bluegill fish and chips. A wonderful meal. I have been needing an experience like that for a while. After dinner we looked at 2 houses. One was a big no because it was on a major street. The other, right down from the restaurant, I really like but it's a little more than I was hoping. There's a few more to look at and a bunch of open houses tomorrow I want to check out. We really like it here and it would be nice to move somewhere that felt more our style. We shall see what happens. We headed back downtown and ended up at an irish pub for dessert. We had some Guinness and chocolate brownie explosion. Wonderful. Here they do a "social district" thing where you can take your drinks to go so we got a couple of beers to go and headed back to the hotel. I have to tell you people, I haven't laughed and smiled as much as I did yesterday in the last few years. I am just at ease and feel good about myself. Don't get me wrong, I have to pay bills when I am done typing all this and that's going to suck, but at least I don't feel oppressed in my relationship. I don't feel a weight or depressed when I think about spending the next two more days here. I am happy, content, and at peace. It's a different kind of feeling than I have been used to. There was no drama yesterday. No yelling. No pouting. No having to look at six different restaurants. No, we went on an adventure and enjoyed the experience and each other's company. Today starts the ice festival and I can't wait to spend the day out there with C. I am so looking forward to what today brings.
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