A night to remember...

This Monday (November 14th) Jeffrey will be celebrating his 25th birthday.  I decided I wanted to do something special for him this year.  We both have been super busy at work so I thought a night out of town would be the perfect remedy.

I planned a getaway to The Benmiller Inn and Spa just outside Bayfield.  The Inn had been affected by the tornado that hit this past summer so there was still some renovations being done, but we didn't notice a thing out of place besides a few fallen trees.  The Benmiller was a beautiful retreat and we had a fantastic time.

I decided to plan everything from the car ride down, to the car ride home.  I went to Bulk Barn and bought two Chinese takeout containers and filled them with all our favourite candy.  This was to be enjoyed on the drive down along with a monster (for him) and a water (for me).  Candy is an obsession that Jeffrey and I both have in common.  We LOVE sugar!!

We got in the car around 2:30pm and started our journey.  We arrived around 4pm and checked into our room.  The room was beautiful.  It had a big comfy king bed and a beautiful view of the river.  It was perfect.  I had picked up a bottle of wine and a 6 pack of MGD so we both had a drink while I got ready for dinner.

Around 5:30pm we headed into Bayfield.  Because of the time change, it was dark and the town was lit up with christmas lights alone.  We decided to eat at The Black Dog pub in Bayfield.  This little pub was extraordinary.  It had over 20 beers on tap and the atmosphere was incredible.  I loved everything about it.  We were lucky to get in without a reservation on a Friday night but we had arrived just on time.

Jeffrey ordered a Carlsburg and I ordered a glass of white wine to start.  We had a hard time trying to decided what to eat but in the end I ordered the one piece fish and chips and he ordered a gourmet burger and fries.  Both were delicious.  We sat in that little pub for hours just talking and reconnecting.  I felt like I was on a first date again learning new things about my husband.  We enjoyed each others company until we were "kicked" out because of another reservation coming in... haha..

So, we bundled up and headed for a brisk walk through Bayfield.  We ventured into a few stores and then decided it was too cold to wander much further.  We jumped in the car and headed back to our little inn.

Once we returned we had a couple more beverages and made our way to the heated pool and hot tub.  To our surprise, we were the only ones to use it that night.  Once we got back to the room, I surprised Jeffrey with a cake that I had gotten made by a friend at the gym.  She did an amazing job on the cake and Jeffrey was blown away.  Thanks Shannon!!!!

The next morning, we woke and walked to the building serving breakfast.  The place was beautiful.  Each table was set with fresh flowers.  It was buffet style with fresh fruit, eggs, bacon, potatoes, cereal, toast, anything you could think of, they had.  We enjoyed our breakfast and decided as much as we didn't want to leave, we had to say our goodbyes and head back to reality.

Needless to say, our night away was a success.  It was everything I had hoped for and more and I think Jeffrey really enjoyed his birthday celebration in Bayfield!