A weekend away...

The weekend before our anniversary, Steve and I enjoyed our very first over-nighter away from our children EVER!  We had been whining for at least a couple of years that we've never been about to get away, so I decided that for our anniversary, it was time to stop whining and just make it happen.  Best idea EVER!  It also just happened to be the same weekend our friends, Freddie and DeAnna, scheduled their next fundraiser for their adoption from Haiti.  And the fundriaser? .... Adult PROM!

So I lined up two different friends to help me out in my quest to get away with Steve, and we were off for the weekend.  Prom was in Lodi, so we booked a hotel nearby the venue.  We spent Saturday afternoon being tourists, shopping and enjoying a leisurely lunch out.  Then we checked into the hotel and got ready for our evening on the town.  Since we were getting all dolled up for the dance, we figured we'd also enjoy a fancy dinner out.  That turned out to be an awesome plan!

"Adult Prom" turned out to be a blast.  Freddie and DeAnna did an outstanding job putting together a fun evening.  Our mutual friend, Terry, volunteered his time to take photos of the whole event, including the pictures you see above.  I was SO thrilled about this because in my haste to get away for the weekend, I had forgotten to bring my camera.  Oops!  Here's Freddie and DeAnna on their special evening.  They are number ONE on the waiting list to adopt a son from Haiti!

One of the highlights of the evening was when they projected songs onto the screen using Dance Central on Xbox.  Everyone got into the dances and it was like a flash mob!  So. Much. Fun.

Steve and I spent the next day in total relaxation.  We slept in and he served me breakfast in bed in our room.  Then we drove back to Sacramento and spent the afternoon at a movie, doing some shopping, and enjoying a sushi lunch.  What a FABULOUS weekend.  The next weekend away definitely won't take another 5 years to do!