Mommy Massage

Joe and I went to Foxwoods in CT this weekend for a 1-night getaway to celebrate our birthdays and to have a quick hurrah before Baby #3 grounds us for several months. It's amazing what 24-hours free from meal planning, tantrums, and early waking can do to rejuvenate you! That is until you return and the kids scream in the car all the way home from grandmas house and on until bed time. Then, you just order a pizza and put them to bed at 645 and hope they don't wake up at 430am for the day.

We stayed at the new MGM Grand at Foxwoods and had a really nice time. The hotel is beautiful. The room, while small, was really nice with a huge comfy bed and great view. We went right to the spa and each had a massage and relaxed at the pool. I went to the outdoor pool which was uber-heated and read my book (which I will talk about later...super-intense). It was heaven until this early 20's group of 5 VERY loud people sat right behind me and then cannon-balled right in front of me into the pool. Nice, huh? I enjoyed my prenatal massage and hope for a couple more before the pregnancy is over :)

We went to Shrine for apps and a drink - I actually had a Shirley Temple and it was so yummy. I forgot how good those are! We had lobster rangoons and Shrimp Tempura maki there and both were delicious. It was SO hard to stop. I easily could have kept ordering and eating. Instead, we played in the casino for awhile and then head to Craftsteak for dinner. This is Tom Colicchio's new restaurant (of Top Chef judging fame). I was so pumped to go here since we watch Top Chef and love him. It was a typical steakhouse type of place...beautiful decor, 4 tables of large, all-male, bachelor party types around us, etc. Joe got a dry-aged sirloin and I got a bone-in rib eye. We were both not so impressed and had expected to be, but they were generally good. They were served in these beautiful little individual copper pans and cast-iron pans that I loved. The sides were delicious - brussel sprouts with porchetta (a ham/bacony type of meat) and fingerling potatoes with a smoked bacon vinagrette. I could have just eaten sides. Surprisingly, everything needed salt. For anyone that watches Top Chef, Tom C's biggest criticism every week is that things aren't seasoned well. So, I was really shocked to have to ask for salt. Hmmmmm. Anyway, we skipped dessert and went back to play.

No, we didn't win. For some odd reason, I bring back luck like the tiki necklace Greg Brady wore in Hawaii (do-do-do-do-dooooooo) before he wiped out surfing. Joe always loses when I'm anywhere near him playing blackjack. It's unbelievable really. Since I blew through my little $-amount in slots in about 10 minutes, he had no choice but to struggle through his play with me, the albatross, hanging around. Poor guy. We played again in the morning, together this time, though and despite not winning again, we had fun.