a night away....

ben & i were able to get away to the jw marriott ...a new hotel

downtown grand rapids. what a great escape - we aren't taking

any personal vacations this year...so, we decided to take quarterly

mini-trips. this one just happened to be in our own city.

it's amazing how you can feel like a tourist in your own town.

asking questions like,

"how long has this restaurant been here?"

instantly labels you an "out-of towner".

we dined at gill's fish house in the b.o.b. - after dinner,

we went to z's partypantry store in hopes of getting a

lucky lotto ticket-or two (: - and then went to z's for a night cap

and to scratch off our $1.00 lottos. we were living large!

i think we won $3.00-enough to tip the valet in the morning.

we stayed up watching a late-night movie...eating snacks we purchased at the party store.

the next morning we enjoyed a fantastic work-out and then cashed in our complimentary breakfast vouchers at six.one.six - the restaurant in the hotel.

eating guilt-free thanks to our work-out...we enjoyed fresh o.j. - omlets/waffles/fresh fruit & yogurt...truly anything you would want was served at this breakfast buffet! we didn't have to check out until 2 p.m. we enjoyed every minute we were away!

we both feel so refreshed...it is so good to get away!