A Romantic Getaway to the Jefferson

As part of Daddy Mac's vacation turned stay-cation, we planned a romantic trip for two.  With a trusty babysitter at home for the Saminator, off we went to the Jefferson for the night.  Six years ago we spent our wedding night there, all six hours of it, before our flight to Hawaii at a ripe ole 7 AM.  (Originally the flight was much later, but the airlines changed it at the last minute.)  Since we really wanted to savor the experience this time, we checked in at 4 and headed over to the pool and deck area.  

Something magical must happen at five star hotels because it was refreshingly warm, not overly hot, and not a hint of humidity.  Were we really in Richmond or had we walked inadvertently through a wardrobe into some unknown land?  The new Narnia, perhaps?  Oh, did I neglect to mention the gently blowing breeze?  Ah, it was niiiiiice up there on the deck.  Then Daddy Mac had the brilliant idea to get a couple of beers delivered to us via room service.  No one is allowed to have glass by the pool, so our Coronas arrived in coffee-to-go cups.  Despite the odd packaging, they were quite tasty, memorably so.

After some confusion, we found out that TJ's Restaurant's dining room is closed for the summer.  Yes, it's a bummer!  But... LeMaire is now serving LeMaire food on one side of the restaurant and TJ's food on the other!  Bonus!  So we dined at the elegant LeMaire at TJ's prices.  The food was spectacular - can't wait to go again this summer.

Well, checkout was not until noon the next day, so we decided to make the most of it.  I left Daddy Mac there and headed home at 8 to liberate the babysitter and get Sam ready for camp. Then my plan was to go back to the Jeff and work out, hang out by the pool, and generally live the dream.  Well, the dream was not to be had unfortunately.  

Sam freaked out when we arrived at camp, as he has every day this week.  I gave in because I didn't want to get a phone call from school in half an hour to pick him up when I was all ensconsed at the Jeff.   So the getaway for two morphed into a threesome with the Saminator. It all worked out fine, and we have a great time splashing around playing pirates in the pool, but we just had to laugh at the irony of it all.  There was a couple at the pool celebrating their first wedding anniversary, and I couldn't resist throwing in, "Do this stuff now while you can, because once you have a kid, your life is going to CHANGE!"  They laughed, but one day they will dispensing the same unsolicited advice to some kid-less couple.  It's one of the perks of parenthood, and you've got to enjoy them when they come your way.

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