Rob and I decided awhile back, that we were in desperate need of some time away (without the kids!!). It's funny how easy it is to slip into the roles of "business partners" and "chums", while not really having as much of that "dating" relationship that is so important. We went away for three days/two nights to Chicago. These are some pictures of the hotel that we stayed at - The Renaissance. It was incredibly modern - so cool!!! Check out the TV in the mirror in the bathroom. We got it on Priceline. If you have never gotten a hotel on Priceline before, I highly recommend it. We almost always get 4-star hotels, and never pay more than $50-70/ a night. We usually bid the night before we are leaving though, since hotels know they probably won't be filling those rooms that night, and it also works better in areas with lots of hotels (like Chicago or Indianapolis) - although, we have gotten some in Green Bay and Appleton. We had so much fun. We called it our Weekend of Indulgences - as we indulged in every calorie-laden food that you could think of. We also called it our Oprah Tour of Chicago, since we tried to hit a couple of places that Oprah has talked about on her "Best of..." shows. Definitely would recommend Garrett's Popcorn - Oprah's favorite popcorn place on Michigan Ave. Yum!! We spent some time downtown, as well as at Ikea....my favorite shopping stop. We also ate at the Weber Grill restaurant...shown on the Food Network for grilling all of your food on real charcoal grills...it was delicious. I could go on and on about all of the sinful food we consumed on this trip, but I will spare you. Did I mention Chicago style hot dogs?!
  Jenny and Johnny Borchardt stayed with the girls for the first night/day that we were gone. The girls had so much fun with them (and their new dog). Below is a picture of Johnny and the girls pretending to sleep, and a picture of their trip to the playground. Tamara Prine and Melanie Aynes watched the girls for the second night/day, and the last picture is of them at Wendy's. The little boy in the picture is Will Hotchkins. Jennifer and her boys joined Tammy, Melanie, and the girls at Wendy's on Sunday for lunch. The girls had so much fun with their many babysitters for the weekend. 
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Hey Trisha,
Glad to hear you had a fun weekend. If it weren't for the fact that you were trying to have a romantic weekend we could have gotten together. The hotel you stayed at is about two minutes from where we used to live. Congrats on your new little one. Hope you have a healthy pregnancy!!