Momma Needs A Break

Well, the title pretty much says it all, if only you could have heard the desperation in my voice. Ben had a long overnight in Baltimore this past weekend so Maggie Grace and I hopped on his plane and went with him. We had a great time and it sure did give me a break. If nothing else it was a nice change of scenery. As soon as we checked in, Ben changed and we headed for lunch, since all three of us were starving. We found a great little pub, the food was delicious. I got a crabcake sandwich and Ben got fish and chips. The only reason I mention this is because Maggie Grace loved our food. Before I slathered my crabcake in tartar sauce, I pulled out a couple of pieces of crab meat for her. She loved it, I couldn't hand it to her fast enough. After she had devoured her crab I knew we were in trouble, so we gave her a bit of Ben's cod. She woofed it down. I just hope her palate stays so adventurous. After lunch we headed down to the Inner Harbour where we people watched and looked at the ships that were docked. We also spent a considerable amount of time at the Barnes and Noble, not like this isn't something we can't do at home.

Next on our agenda, back to the room for a little siesta. Well, the only person that slept was Ben. After a failed attempt at getting Maggie Grace to take a nap she and I headed out to explore on our own (read, shop). Ben met up with us and we headed to Little Italy. Oh my goodness it smelled delectable, if only we weren't still stuffed from lunch. We just wanted a little bite, luckily we found a little bakery where we had a sampler platter of various goodies for dinner. I don't think we set the best dietary example for Maggie Grace that evening, but on the fun meter we should her how it's done. We walked around Little Italy a while and then headed back to the hotel for bed. Hopefully I've been energized enough to last me another week or two. All I have to do is hang on for two more weeks before we are off to Charlotte to see Death Cab For Cutie.