Eighth Anniversary celebration

Last weekend Steven and I were able to celebrate our eight anniversary in a very nice way. On August 16 was our actual anniversary, but that coming weekend Steven had a couple days off. And, a couple friends of ours had been offering to watch Ellie overnight for awhile, so we decided to take them up on the offer! We dropped Ellie off at their house Friday evening - no tears or sad looks from her...she loves those guys and was content being with them. I'll admit though, it was a little hard on my part. It was going to be the longest I had spent away from her and it felt a little strange saying goodbye for almost a whole day.
But, off we went and checked into our hotel (a little "getaway" in our own city, so it felt like we were going/doing more on our own). We got ready for dinner that was going to be at one of the fanciest restaurants we have been to. When Steven called to make the reservation they asked if we were celebrating anything in particular. They noted our anniversary and from the moment we walked in, till we left, they acknowledged it and made our time there really nice. The food was delicious (we went to Ruth Chris Steakhouse), with good portions - highly recommend. My mouth is watering right now as I think about the food we had! Yum!
Then, after dinner we went to a movie, because when we are kid free, that's something we really enjoy. Our hotel was in a great, central location and we were able to walk around to everything from there. Next morning we slept in till our bodies woke us up. Because hello early wake ups with a year and a half year old (on average Ellie wakes at 7:30). Plus, I usually get up earlier to work out and shower. So, needless to say, sleeping in without any type of alarm or duty was WONDERFUL! We ordered room service for breakfast. Neither of us had done that before, and I've always wanted to! That food was also amazing! After we were all packed and checked out of the hotel we went to the Saturday market, which covers several blocks downtown. Checked out some local stuff while sipping coffee - nice morning indeed. Then we were on our way to get Ellie before her nap. She did great for our friends, and even slept in to one of her late times - lucky them ; ). It was nice to be united back with our girl.
So, overall our weekend was packed with things we love doing - just the two of us! Even though we love doing things as a family of three, it's super important for us to have our own time as a couple, growing our relationship and focusing on us. It's been an amazing 8 years. We have been blessed with so much and are happy with the life we have. And thank you Steven for planning a wonderful anniversary weekend for us! Love you!