This past weekend I had the great pleasure of celebrating my grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary. Sixty years is a long time to be together with someone, but my grandparents have mastered it with unending love and dedication. They’re a fantastic example for our family, and their seven grandchildren (myself included) are so lucky to have such strong roots.
Anyway, we had a great (though very quick!) weekend. Friday night we all met in Baltimore for a casual crab dinner on the harbor. It was lots of fun and great food in a casual setting for all of us to catch up. It was also my momma’s birthday, so we had cupcakes that I brought from Baked & Wired after dinner back in the hotel. We didn’t stay up too late chatting, but we did enjoy some wine and cupcakes before heading to bed. On Saturday, we woke up early for breakfast and then went on a boat cruise tour of the Baltimore harbor. Our family was pretty much the only one on the boat (it was pretty overcast), but the captain was fantastic and treated my grandparents to a champagne toast and announced their big day over the ship’s loudspeaker. My Grammy just loved it! After the boat ride, we made it to lunch just in time before it started pouring. The rustic harborside restaurant had a few leaks (actually a lot of leaks), but it was pretty entertaining and we all managed to stay relatively dry. All the grandchildren then retreated to the National Aquarium. I hadn’t been there in several years, and I loved seeing the huge sea turtles and sting rays in the big tank.
The best part of the weekend was Saturday night dinner. We had a lovely, lovely dinner at a romantic Italian restaurant just a few miles from our hotel. The staff gave us a private room with a beautiful cake on display. The food was fantastic, and we had plenty of space for picture taking and chatting.
The weekend ended too quickly on Sunday morning when we got on the road after breakfast. I was so grateful for a quick trip back to DC, especially after two weekends driving back from Pittsburgh. I got to relax and watch a few movies yesterday afternoon (instead of running errands!), so I’m a little behind on this weeks agenda.
MONDAY
Lunch: Pack salad
Dinner: Restaurant week with two fantastic girlfriends!
Chores: Start laundry, clean bathroom
TUESDAY
Lunch: Well, I haven’t gone to the grocery store so it looks like I’ll be buying a salad!
Gym
Chores: Grocery store, finish laundry
Dinner: Something I buy at the grocery store
WEDNESDAY
AM: Gym
Lunch: Pack salad
Baseball game with customers
Dinner: At the ballpark
THURSDAY
AM: Gym
Lunch: Restaurant Week with coworkers
Happy Hour with coworkers
Chores: Clean living room/kitchen
Dinner: Leftovers from Tuesday
FRIDAY
Lunch: Pack salad
Gym
Chores: Vacuum
Dinner: Have something ready for Mike…still not sure…
To toasting to 60,
Lia
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