Belated Birthday evening

On Thursday afternoon, Rebecca and I drove up to alderbrook resort and spa. www.alderbrookresort.com . It is located in the Hood canal area about 45 minutes from home. It seemed like a lifetime away since it is out in the middle of the trees, right on the water. It was quiet, and it seemed like we had the whole place to ourselves. It was incredible. We first got up there and walked around the grounds and then took a nap before dinner. We had dinner reservations at 6:30 but not before we drank some from the complimentary bottle of wine left in our room. Those of you who know Rebecca know

that she doesn't drink wine or most anything because she doesn't like the taste. You would then know my surprise when she pulled the cork and poured us both a glass. It was a nice treat to drink a glass with someone else instead of alone. And if you are wondering, no, she didn't like the taste, but she tried anyway. I gave her points for trying. We headed down for dinner and had a great meal and spent a long time talking and finishing things off with dessert. It is always great to get away and have conversation.

They made the plate up nice with Happy Birthday written on the outside. Our main goal this morning was to try and sleep in until at least 7 a.m. Sounds sick when that is our high expectation. We had no problem sleeping in until that time. We had a great breakfast and headed over and worked out for awhile prior to my hot stone massage. Rebecca had set this up for me before and it turned out to be incredible. and yes, those stones are really hot. It felt great though. It is always great to get away, even if it for 1 night. It gives us a chance to re-connect and have a longer conversation other than, Hello and goodbye.