It was my birthday recently so Michael organised a weekend away.  He booked two nights at the Abbotswood Motor Inn.  We arrived at 1930 and, after being shown to the room (honeymoon suite) and freshening up, we went to the shops to collect some groceries to get us through the weekend.

I couldn't believe that I woke at 0230 missing the kids!  *lol*  Even Michael admitted that he woke up and thought, "Gee, the kids are quiet".  hehe

Anyway, on Saturday morning Michael got up, cooked breakfast (eggs, ham, tomato, mushroom and english muffins) and successfully set off the smoke alarm.  *LOL*  Seeing the idea was to simply relax, we spent the morning looking through a large second-hand store we had passed on our way to the motel the previous night.

After heading back to the motel for lunch, we went for a stroll through the nursery that was a couple doors down and chatted.  We just had a really simple day together and it was great!

Michael had to leave by around 1500 to get back to the kids, so I read for a little while and being totally unaccustomed to the silence, decided I needed to get some fresh air.  I asked the gentleman who was at reception for a map and went for a walk through some local parkland.

When I returned, the spa bath looked very inviting, so I had a good, long soak before heating myself some dinner.  Again I needed to combat the silence (it was sooooooo quiet!) so I switched on the TV and watched a couple of movies that were on whilst working on a sewing project I hadn't touched in months.  I really enjoyed being able to do some stitching.  I find it relaxing.

I slept well, and didn't even get out of bed until 0900 Sunday morning.  Michael had organised for me to have a late check-out (1100), so there was no need to rush.  I had some breakfast, washed up, packed my things and Michael arrived with the kids about 1030.  We showed the kids around and headed home.  All in all a really lovely weekend.