The husband and I had a little get away this past weekend for free. The husband's company does business with the Renaissance hotel and they were sponsoring a Yankee's Family weekend for some of their clients. Before I go further, we are NOT Yankee fans but read the rest of the story and you will understand why we obliged their wishes with our attendance.
The husband came home from work early on Friday and after we got everything situated at home (more on that later) we took off to check into the hotel. The room was very nice and we were greeted with food, cotton candy, pretzels, caramel popcorn and beer. In addition, we both got an Orioles T-shirt and a hat. My shirt is very cute. A reception was being held that evening but we decided to bag it and go out to dinner. It is not often that we can get out alone and have un-interrupted conversation. We walked to this place called Flemings and our meal was spectacular. We both got steaks and split these potatoes that were to die for. It is my new favorite place. As we were walking back, we noticed that Billy Idol was playing in a music pavilion located on the Harbor. We debated about staying around to listen but decided we would head back to the hotel. Sleeping wasn't so great. We had probably 5 guys (Yankee fans at that) staying on one side of our room who came in around 2 am and made lots of ruckus.
Saturday we joined the group for breakfast and realized that we should have been at the reception the night before. So we kind of brushed over the subject and told them we had dinner reservations. We spent most of Saturday at the house getting some chores completed. Then back to the hotel for a reception. The food was spectacular at all events. We ate sliders, nacho chips, homemade chips with dressing, wings and lettuce wraps. All the beer and wine you could drink. After about 1 hour we started our walk to the stadium, Camden Yards. The Orioles were playing the Yankees. We were in a suite with you guessed it more food and drink. I couldn't eat any more until they brought in some chocolate. We headed back to the hotel where once again our sleep was interrupted by the guys next door. But when we got back in our room we had more gifts waiting for us: 6 drinks, snacks and some Oriole tchotchkes.
We woke up Sunday and took a walk to and around Fell's Point. It is a very cute area with lots of row homes, restaurants, pubs and boutiques. The last event was breakfast in the Presidential Suite. The spread was unbelievable. I got a canadian bacon and egg croissant, homemade potatoes and a few pastries. After more hobnobbing with the hotel group we headed home. It was good to get home and be with the boys again. We brought home t-shirt for the boys. When we told them we had a gift, the first thing EE said was "I hope it is not a shirt". I guess I can remember not really caring about t-shirts when I was that young. We will have to keep that in mind for the future.
The boys were watched by their cousin (my sister's daughter) who has been staying with us. It has been nice having her here especially so that the husband and I can do outings like this every once in a while.
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