getaway

How was your weekend? Mine was absolutely fab... I went on a little girls' retreat with my 3 sisters-in-law and it really was a great relaxing time. We're all splitting ways before too long, with some moving away, etc. and it really was time for a little getaway! We booked a suite at the Sheraton Eau Claire,

and we spent some time exploring downtown. We discovered a yummy Italian joint called Fiore Cantina... incredible food... I had the Tortellini Bombay, which was a chicken-filled tortellini with broccoli in a curry cream sauce. Yum! We walked along Stephen Avenue...

the weather was just incredible for November - and had another delicious lunch at Milestones, home of the most delectable cheesecake we had ever tasted. Please, if you ever go to Milestones, you've got to order the White Chocolate Cheesecake. I cannot even describe the awesomeness of that dessert - and the espresso cream drizzled over it was out of this world! Okay... take a deep breath... the main course was delicious too. I ordered the Smoked Turkey Club, which was described like this: toasted cranberry sourdough, double-smoked bacon, spicy house-made avocado salsa, sliced Roma tomato, whole-grain mustard mayonnaise. And yes, it really was that good.

And of course, no holiday is complete without a stop at Starbucks... I got my fix in the form of a Tall Caffe Latte - mmm... nothing says pampering like an expensive coffee!

Just over 24 hours without husbands or kids... it was unexpectedly therapeutic... great memories I know we'll treasure for ever! Thanks, sistahs...