This year for Valentines Day, Luc gave me the greatest gift EVER. A night at the Chateau Laurier. Sounds romantic right? Are you picturing candles, flowers and romance? While that too would be lovely, my gift was absolutely what my exhausted body needed.
After months of sleepless nights, Luc gave me a night at the Chateau Laurier… alone!
Just me. Fifteen hours away from home. A king sized bed just for me. And no hourly wake ups!
I didn’t actually take my solo vacay until Springtime, but oh was it worth the wait!
Walking into the Chateau that Saturday afternoon, I felt something like this. So exhausted was I dragging my sleep deprived butt up the laneway, I’m not sure I can boast looking much better either! 🙂
Guess what I typed into Google to find this image? "Withered Hag." Ha!
That afternoon I enjoyed a lovely, relaxing massage and some solo shopping at the Rideau Centre (and even scored a new spring jacket with a year old gift card!) Next I swam in the hotels gorgeous pool. It’s a good thing I actually swam laps to make room for what was coming next.
Enter the room service. Ohhhhhhh yeeaaaahhh. Dressed in my cushy white hotel robe, I dined on a shrimp cocktail, a gigantic cheeseburger with the crispiest, most delicious fries, and we mustn’t forget the decadent flourless chocolate cake. Of course I washed it all down with a tasty glass of red wine while laying back and enjoying a (completely uninterrupted!) movie. Ahhhh. It’s a rough life but, as they say, somebody’s got to do it.
After a solid ten and a half hours of sleep, I was the most rested I had been in a good six months. Rested, happy, and ready to return home for some time with my boys.
A Mom Like Me 
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