Day: 30 July 2011

Date Night

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Tonight M and I had a date night.  Well that is what I am calling it anyway.  We had scheduled time to go see a band we like for the wedding in Manhattan.  Since they were playing at someone elses wedding we had to dress up.  The bride had given her permission for us to come by but we couldn’t go in street clothes.  We figured since we were going to be dressed up and we didn’t need to be at the wedding till 10PM we should go to dinner.

We ended up at the Capital Grill.  It was really good.  We had a good time at dinner and then decided to walk around near Rockefeller Center before going to the venue nearby.

The band was pretty good.  We liked them, but still want to see other bands to ensure we picked a winner!  We both loved M’s friend Jenn’s wedding band but they are far away and there is risk in them driving in from out of town the morning of our wedding especially in the winter.  So our search continues…

The Next Vacation

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M and I have been putting off dealing with planning our next vacation since we have a lot going on planning a wedding, so we were glad to take some time today and figure out when and were we want to goto next.

After discussing Seattle, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, Arizona, Grand Canyon, and a few other places we opted to go with Santa Fe. We wanted somewhere a bit warm, with some history and also were we could do outdoor stuff. M thought New Mexico and off we went to research. This winter Joe was giving me a hard time for never using American Express Travel even though I have had a card with them for years and my fee pays for some nice perks. We decided to give them another try since they really helped with our cruise planning we booked for January 2012.

We ended up booking 2 resorts. One is a Hyatt that was one of the best rated resorts. It has horse back riding and other cool outdoor activities we wanted. We are going to spend 3 nights there unwinding and then going to a Hilton resort nearer to downtown so we can sight see, but also relax since it is a resort.

We are both pretty excited for the vacation and with all the deadlines for me at work this trip can’t come fast enough.