insights into the world of caffeinated monkeys
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006 Inquiring Audreys Want To Know Ahhh....I've had a most relaxing birthday with Ian. We spent Saturday night at the Bavarian Inn and it was wonderful. The pictures and descriptions on their website don't do it justice. Everything that we've seen and heard about the Bavarian is that it is excellent; it exceeded our expectations. We arrived about 1/2 an hour before our dinner reservations, which gave us time to put our stuff away and change clothes. Dinner was excellent. The dining room looked out over the river, and although it was a bit chilly sitting right next to the window, the view was worth it. The food was spectacular--better than I expected it to be (and I had some very high expectations). Ian and I both had wild game soup; Ian also had curried crab soup and the three sausage entree--pork, beef, and veal sausages served with saurkraut and mashed potatoes. I had roasted pork with a hint of juniper, saurkraut and potato dumplings. It was incredibly good. Ian said that it was reasonably priced (about as much as dinner for two at Olive Garden or Macaroni Grill) but much better. He wouldn't let me see the check, even though I told him it was for blogging research purposes. :) The room where we spent the night was awesome; huge canopy bed, a nice toasty fireplace, a private balcony, and a whirlpool bath big enough for Ian and I to both stretch out in. Ian and I very much enjoyed a long hot soak in the tub, followed by bathrobe time out on the balcony. And snuggling up in front of the fire. And stuff. Ian surprised me the next day too...he set the alarm so we could get ready and check out on time; it went off and I got up and put my contacts in and got started on my morning routine. While I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth, I heard a bunch of noise; when I came out, Ian had ordered breakfast in bed for us both--eggs, bacon, buckwheat pancakes, juice, and coffee. We snuggled and read the newspaper that they brought with our breakfast (yay for Sunday Washington Post). Check out time came too soon, but we checked out on time, and headed back to his apartment. We definately can't wait to go back again; it was incredible. However, that wasn't all of my birthday weekend--before we left, Ian wanted me to open the birthday present that he got for me. I had no idea what it was; he told me it was just something small for my birthday. He got me a digital camera. I opened the box and almost dropped it when I saw what was in there. I can't believe he did that (and yes, I will soon post some pictures of our weekend at Bavarian Inn...after I read the owner's manual and figure out how to upload pictures). I do have a nice picture of Ian and I together, and a great picture of him in a suit (oh, yeah....he is hot in a suit). I'll have to share. I'll have more pictures to share in early March also. Ian and I are going on a cruise together at the end of February--we'll be leaving from Tampa, FL to go see Cozumel, Mexico and the Cayman Islands. Expect some crazy ass postcards from the tropics from the two of us, and expect some really great pictures of our trip. (Okay, expect what would be really great pictures if they were taken by someone other than the Crap-Shot Queen.) I'm so excited about the cruise; Ian and I have plans to see some of the Mayan ruins while we're in Cozumel, and plans to open some bank accounts in the Caymans. :) I can't wait. I'm going to be swimsuit shopping soon though; I am going to need something to go not-drowning in. If you have any ideas or know of any good places to get a swimsuit (especially one that can take my ball-o'-flab stomach and make it into 6 pack abs), let me know. Or if you can just do a body transplant--I'll trade with anyone skinny. :) posted by jaime | 9:38 PM 0 comments |
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