As a birthday gift for John, his parents offered to watch the kids for a weekend. Considering his birthday was two months ago, and our weekends are only getting more filled, we decided to seize the day and get out of dodge. We stayed pretty local, not wanting to waste our precious time driving; we booked a Marriott in Santa Monica right by the pier.
We were walking distance to 3rd Street, where the street performers are a'plenty.
We at at a delish restaurant called True Foods and felt energized and healthy afterwards.
We felt so energized, we were able to ride our bikes for 15 miles up and down the coast. It was beautiful. Between the pier and Venice Beach there is a giant skate park where people of all ages were showing their skills.
One of the perks of having John's Elite Marriott status is that they give you an in-room treat which could be a few different things including a pint of ice cream. Instead of just sending up one thing of ice cream, they had room service bring us a whole service, which was beautiful and fancy. Perfect for enjoying while snuggling up watching a movie.
On our way home, we stopped at a new restaurant that was recommended to me called The Counter. Holy cow, yes, that's my burger. And I wasn't even hungry!
I wish we could have these little escapes once a month, or at least once a quarter.
Or how 'bout right now?
2 comments:
Your birthday is just 7 mos away
Holy Cow - That's a whole cow on your plate - with the whole garden! Looks like fun! Please take a weekend and come on over here :-)
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