it's nice to take a break

this past saturday, in honor of both of our birthdays, chuck and i headed up to calistoga for a night of relaxation while our dear friend allie stayed with dottie. we have both been away on several trips without dottie since she was born but this was the first time we both went without her (not including our night downtown last year to get a full night's sleep when i had mono). it was dreamy. of course we missed her but we certainly enjoyed a leisurely dinner, swimming at 11:00 pm, and waking up late the next morning. dottie had so much fun with allie that i don't think she even noticed we were gone. she kept on saying, "slumber party with allie!" excitedly even hours after she had gone home.

thank you allie!