I can't believe I forgot my camera!!!

So, Saturday morning I was still a little tipsy and completely hungover which was definately bad timing since Brent and I were driving to Charleston for the weekend to celebrate our anniversary. His parents came down to take care of the kids while we were away and it was just AWFUL leaving them behind. Once we got on the road, I was okay but walking out the door felt just like being torn in half. Anyway, we shopped (bought stuff for the kids, of course) and then checked into our hotel called the Planters Inn right there on Market Street in Downtown Charleston. It was a gorgeous hotel in a really old restored building. Brent had even made sure that there were a dozen roses and strawberries waiting for me when we got in... so thoughtful! We went downstairs and walked through the slave market before we went to dinner and bought more crap for the kids. We obviously weren't missing them. :)

Brent had made reservations to eat at the restaurant in the hotel, The Peninsula Grill, and it was absolutely phenominal! I've been sort of a dork about getting into that Top Chef show and got antsy about wanting to try foie gras and truffles since they make such a freaking stink about those ingredients. Well, the restaurant had both so we ordered both along with steak tartare, a killer pork chop, and a big ass piece of prime steak. Oh my... It was totally one of those restaurants where you wished you had a spare stomach so that you could eat forever. It was definately at the top of my favorites list. Oh! By the way, foie gras is just duck liver and tastes like it too. I don't know what I was expecting, but definately not that distinct liver taste. Also, truffles are not my favorite either. They are potent as hell and smell like a dirt star with a mushroom sticking out of it. No wonder pigs have no problem sniffing them out! Sick!

So anyway, we were both so tired from partying too hard the night before that we decided not to go out after dinner. It was so nice being able to spend time together and you really don't realize the freedom that you had before kids until you get to step away from them for a minute. We drove home early the next morning because we missed the kids so much. Brent's parents had taken good care of them and even cleaned our house a little bit. It was such a great weekend! Here are two picture of the kids we took last night.