Mel and I had our first night without Maddie on Friday. I've been away for the night (as many as 4) several times but this was the first time we were both gone. Things went very well.
Geepa came down to watch Maddie so we could see Danny and Julie get hitched. It was a beautiful wedding at Bluemont Vineyards in Bluemont, VA (directly across the street from the farm). It was a fantastic day, at a fantastic facility and a fantastic group of people. They really lucked out all around.
Getting back to the main point, we stayed at the Holiday Inn outside of Leesburg, VA on Route 7. Anyone that knows where we live realizes how hilarious it is that we stayed there (maybe 25 minutes away from our house). I've commented several times that I wanted to go there because it looks like a grand old plantation home yet it's a Holiday Inn. It turns out it's a banquet hall with the hotel on the side.
Mel did a great job keeping the check-ins at a minimum. I was very impressed. I believe the total count was one text in the evening and one in the morning.
We went out for a lackluster breakfast at Virginia Kitchen (food is normally excellent there) but it was a nice treat to go out just the two of us.
Maddie did great with Geepa. She didn't fuss at all and slept very well. Geepa took her shopping all over town. She got a snazzy new vacuum (Minnie of course) and a Minnie costume that she demanded.
Maddie did however refuse to take a nap yesterday. Today she fought it. I think she is still a little mad at me for my BBQ school adventure. She kept saying "Daddy with Justin" and yelling when trying to go down for a nap. I think she needed confirmation that we were both there. It appears she didn't realize we were gone until the next morning when we weren't there.
Overall I think we can do overnight adventures again. Maybe next time we'll go somewhere a little more exotic than Leesburg but it was a great start.
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