(Almost) 14 years and counting....

Marianne and I just returned from a weekend getaway to celebrate our 14th wedding anniversary. Our anniversary isn't until Wednesday, but I don't think either of us could wait for a weekend escape. It was a wonderful, relaxing weekend, yet it was very tiring.

We had a couples massage on Saturday at 4pm. Of course, we were running a little late, so I don't think we got our full 50 minutes. Regardless, I walked out more relaxed than I walked in, so I guess it was successful. It's a good thing that I didn't see the bill right after the massage or all of their work would have been for nought. All I can say is: I should have gone to school for massage therapy. I'm in the wrong business.

Saturday at 6pm, we had reservations at Bellini's, a little Italian restaurant. The food and service was wonderful and the portions were, to say the least, generous. In fact, Marianne ate so little of her dish before she was full that when the waitress walked by, she offered the obligatory, "Is something wrong with the Cavatelli?" The food was wonderful...there was just a lot of it.

After dinner, we headed to the mall for some shopping. I came out of there with 3 new colognes. I just love new cologne. It's like you get to be someone different...or at least smell like them. We then went to Home Depot to get a new shower hose. I know it's romantic, but in our rush to get to the couples massage, the current shower hose broke. It probably would not be a good idea to leave the house without a working shower for more than a day.

After the shopping, we decided to grab a 6-pack to go and head back to the hotel. We enjoyed a movie and got too little sleep.

We had an 8am tee time. I just love morning golf. Marianne decided that she isn't much good at golf before 9am, so the first 4 holes were pretty rough for her. She still pulled out a 71. I managed to scramble my way to a 54.

All in all, it was a great weekend. We got to enjoy each other's company while doing things that the other enjoyed. (Marianne: spa and shopping. Me: golf and shopping.)

When we returned today, Marianne went upstairs to lie down. I got to stay up and deal with "The Great Escape!!!" Go to our family blog for the whole story.

Back again

It took some time, but I found my old blog. This is where I will post my own random thoughts. I found it odd that I haven't posted to this blog in 3-1/2 years. Here we are now, in the midst of another presidential election. Coincidence??? I have no idea. I don't know how often I will post here, or even what I will post about, but I guess it is kind of nice knowing that I have the option to post my thoughts somewhere, even if nobody comes here to read them.