Date Night '10

"Hey Guys! Can you think of anything more romantic than saving an orangutan together?"- GreenPeace chick in downtown Portland.
"This sure ain't like the "squeeze cheese" I'm used to!"- Fella in the next booth over at Melting Pot, reacting to the swiss fondue. They were Klassy with a kapital "K". Wish we would have been there when they received their bill! His date was guzzling the overpriced cocktails faster than you can say "squeeze cheese".
As you can probably guess, Ross and I had an overnight romantic getaway in downtown PDX. Maddy stayed with her grandparents and we hit the down. We had a blast together, and really just had a very memorable night. It was awesome for us to connect and really be together without distractions.
We stayed at the Benson Hotel, and there could have been a cheesy sitcom made about how inexperienced I am when it comes to fancy living. I was concerned about how we forgot to roll our car windows up as we handed the keys to the valet guy. He just graciously replied, "I can roll them up for you". Then we totally forgot to tip him, felt bad about it, and chased him down later to give him a tip; very much after the fact. Smooth. I have to giggle about it all, though, because it makes me feel human. So we aren't fancy people. Please tell me we're not like Klassy Keith at the Melting Pot, though! But we totally enjoyed the room and roomservice for breakfast! Sleeping in on the most comfortable and luxurious bed I have ever slept on made it all worth it.

We did both decided that if we ever had a big overnight date night again that we would try to figure out a way to stay here. We visited the 8th floor bar/restaurant last night called "Urban Farmer" which was totally amazing. Who knew cow hide and canned food could be so classy (faux, I'm sure. Its Portland afterall)? Great music, huge atrium space with a huge skylight and a lot of seating areas, and great drinks. Appearantly there's an even more amazing place on the top floor, but it was closed last night, because the only people who go out on Sunday nights are parents/car salesman, obviously.

I think I am off to go to bed early. I'm having a hard time being productive tonight, so I think I will just sleep. Maddy has been really fussy ever since we picked her up today, but went down okay for bed tonight. Poor Munchkin.

And oh yes! How do you like my new look? Thanks Becca @ JumpingJaxDesigns.com! She was wonderful to work with and gave me something that perfectly fit my picky/plain style. She does cards and announcements, too!