As I eluded to previously, Tyler and I decided we needed a little RnR and time away so we booked ourselves into a hotel for the night and sent the kids off for a fun sleepover with Grandma and Papa. We stayed at the Acclaim Hotel in Calgary by the airport, which is only about 6 months old, so everything was really fresh and nice and clean.
It was a great little hotel, and close enough to the major amenities of the NE that we had a great time. Tyler's favorite part was the TV in the bathroom. A nice feature that we actually used a lot of times, which you wouldn't think. It was even helpful for the few moments of getting ready where he was watching football in the bedroom and I was able to watch TLC in the bathroom. It made for a no-arguments and no hard feelings anniversary weekend. We enjoyed a quiet dinner at Joey Tomatoes (because Tyler love the ribs there) and decided to try and tell each other things about ourselves that we didn't already know. It's a short list and took us a bit of thinking to come up with anything. Afterward we opted out of dessert at the restaurant and decided instead to go to A&W for rootbeer milkshakes, something I've enjoyed for years, but Tyler was only recently introduced to (and has subsequently become addicted to). We got some treats from London Drugs and a few movies from Blockbuster and headed back to the hotel. I wasn't feeling to awesome, which was a damper, but a comfy hotel bed, chocolate, candy and a good movie goes a long way. We slept in (for the first time in years) and then enjoyed a complimentary breakfast at the hotel and headed to the Cross Iron Mills Mall as it was only a few minutes away. It was busy and huge and again, I wasn't feeling too good, so we didn't stay long. We were there about an hour and covered only a 3rd of the mall, spending most of our time in the Big Bass store, or whatever it's called. We came home to our kids playing with Grandma and setting up a candy store for all of their soon to be customers. It was a short but sweet getaway...and I actually survived being away from my kids overnight...for the first time!
It was a great little hotel, and close enough to the major amenities of the NE that we had a great time. Tyler's favorite part was the TV in the bathroom. A nice feature that we actually used a lot of times, which you wouldn't think. It was even helpful for the few moments of getting ready where he was watching football in the bedroom and I was able to watch TLC in the bathroom. It made for a no-arguments and no hard feelings anniversary weekend. We enjoyed a quiet dinner at Joey Tomatoes (because Tyler love the ribs there) and decided to try and tell each other things about ourselves that we didn't already know. It's a short list and took us a bit of thinking to come up with anything. Afterward we opted out of dessert at the restaurant and decided instead to go to A&W for rootbeer milkshakes, something I've enjoyed for years, but Tyler was only recently introduced to (and has subsequently become addicted to). We got some treats from London Drugs and a few movies from Blockbuster and headed back to the hotel. I wasn't feeling to awesome, which was a damper, but a comfy hotel bed, chocolate, candy and a good movie goes a long way. We slept in (for the first time in years) and then enjoyed a complimentary breakfast at the hotel and headed to the Cross Iron Mills Mall as it was only a few minutes away. It was busy and huge and again, I wasn't feeling too good, so we didn't stay long. We were there about an hour and covered only a 3rd of the mall, spending most of our time in the Big Bass store, or whatever it's called. We came home to our kids playing with Grandma and setting up a candy store for all of their soon to be customers. It was a short but sweet getaway...and I actually survived being away from my kids overnight...for the first time!
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