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Karma?

Jason and I were adamant about not spending too much money on each other this year at Christmas. I found that we'd racked up enough points on our debit card to redeem for a gift card, one of which was a $100 Ruth's Chris gift card. Fancy. We'd never been there and probably wouldn't ever, without some kind of financial assistance like a gift card! :) Between that lure and the fact that I still have free stays via points at Hyatt...we opted to "give" each other a weekend away.

It was a GLORIOUS weekend. We dropped the kids at my parents about 9:30am Saturday morning and took off to Lafayette to get Jason's hair cut, hit the post office, and get a car wash before we left. Long lines at the post office, added stop to make an amazon return, loss of a wiper while going through Mike's Carwash, trip to Autozone to replace said wiper and itchy hair on his back from his haircut helped us not make it out of Lafayette until 11am. I was ANTSY! We finally get to Indy and opt to take Keystone up to Broad Ripple for lunch, then we had planned to hit the "Largest Indoor Garage Sale" at the State Fairgrounds. Well, appropriately enough, we missed our turn for Broad Ripple and ended up at the fairgrounds and what was more like the worlds largest flea market. Since we didn't need any California Raisins memoriabilia, and we were freshly stocked up on brownie mix & ranch dressing....we soon left the "garage sale". Disappointed to say the least. We were lucky enough to check in early, dump our stuff, and hit Chammps for a mid-afternoon beverage & snack. We killed time at the mall and even caught a nap before our big dinner date.

How do you top and Afternoon with these find friends?

Ruth's Chris was a really nice place to eat. We did enjoy getting dressed up and feeling fancy for an evening, but we both quickly agreed, that Top Notch is probably more our style! I think we were both in shock of the family in the room with us, at least 13 people, and Dad bought for everyone. Um, our bill, for the two of us...$140. With a $30 tip. We can't even IMAGINE what that guy dropped to buy his family dinner, but kudos to him for treating his girl right on her 30th birthday! HA We left Ruth's Chris and walked to the circle where we were pleased to find a carriage drawn by a Belgian Horse waiting just for us! I love doing that! A fun splurge for a getaway weekend!
Ruth's Chris Dinner - Steak, Chicken, Potato, Wine, Beer....Happy, Happy, Happy...Full, Full, Full..
Kim taking a selfie = bug eyed Kim. At least Jason looks handsome! :)

Sunday was more shopping to find Jason some shoes, clothes, etc....while I had him captive. We took our time and stopped at a bar in Zionsville for a drink and some football before returning to his parents that evening to pick up the kids. We arrived there about 6.

Here's where it gets blurry. Colton was asleep on the couch, wore out from a fun weekend. Or so we thought. Emmalyn was whiny (but that's fairly common these days) but playful and Keaton was his happy self. Somewhere between saying goodbye & taking things to the car, I returned to find my little girl in tears, stading at Grandma's back step, covered (her & the floor, mind you) in puke. We cleaned up, loaded up and got her home quickly. I asked Jason to pitstop in Brookston for 7-Up. If the flu was invading, we needed to be prepared. As we backed out of the parking lot to leave, Colton puked all over the backseat. By 8:30 that night, Jason was puking too. The next three days are a blur of puke & blankets & naps & saltines & sprite....but we survived. Keaton didn't ever really "get" it, but I did...just not until Tuesday evening/Wednesday, after everyone else was healed. Keaton didn't want to be left out though...he developed a nice cough, and by Friday we had him at the doc being diagnosed with Bronchiolitis...a form of RSV. (He's doing much, much better now...by the way!)
Maybe it's a good thing we got a Sectional Couch after all...Camp Sick Kids 2014

So. We go away for a short 24 hours, and when we come home...all hell breaks loose. Karma? Perhaps.

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  1. Erin PJanuary 24, 2014 at 6:01 PM

    So sorry you guys were all sick! Luckily we have avoided it this winter so far! *knock on wood*

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