Anniversary & Easter Long Weekend

"Your arms are my castle, your heart is my sky; They wipe away tears that I cry. The good and the bad times, we've been through them all.
You make me rise when I fall."
- Cascada, Everytime We Touch 

Before I get into my weekend recap, I want to take this moment to wish my other half a happy anniversary.

circa May 2009
taken by Kat

Four years ago you walked into my life. I had no idea what an amazing journey was in store for me. From flights in your plane, to our first - and second - trips to Cuba, to Vegas, to NYC, to Cleveland, to Chicago and everywhere in between. To four moves, to moving in together. From New Years Eve kisses to bubbly on the dance floor.

Through all the ups, we've had our downs too. From running away from you to yelling matches. Let's not forget all the arguments in front of your friends (and of course, your brother too).

No, we're not perfect, but who is? We've made it through the downs because we're stuck with each other our love is stronger than it all.

You keep me safe in your arms.

I love you, Andrew. Happy four years!

Now enough with the cheesiness. Let's get onto the good stuff: what we did this weekend!

This weekend we went to Richmond, Virginia. Mal over at Mal's Miles had blogged about taking her friends to this place called Uptown Alley and mentioned that it was similar to Dave and Buster's. I'm absolutely in love with Dave and Buster's; I've had two birthday parties there and I've gone there over ten times since I turned nineteen. So, I had to check out Uptown Alley.

1. Toronto skyline
2. Us!
3. Me sleeping in the plane on the way back
4. Stopping off for fuel and watching the sunrise

We booked a hotel off Hotwire (we got the Hyatt), hopped into Andrew's plane and off we went.

1. Andrew and I in the historic elevator
2. Yummy dinner!
3. Us :)

A woman who worked at the FBO we landed at recommended we have dinner at The Tabacco Company Restaurant, so we did. It was a beautiful restaurant, with really great service. They even had a live band playing really nice jazz music!

Us at Uptown Alley

After dinner, we drove to Uptown Alley. Let me just say, driving at night in Richmond was an experience. I've noticed this in some other States as well: there are no streetlights on the highway! What's up with that?

Uptown Alley was fun, but I think D&B takes the cake. I know there's a D&B in Richmond as well, but we didn't get a chance to check it out to compare it to ours.

As usual, Andrew kicked my ass in bowling. I beat him, once! But, he probably let me win.

On Saturday, we explored more of Richmond. We also noted how quiet Richmond is on a Saturday. The picture on the left was taken at 12 in the afternoon, on a highway. Where is everyone?

We walked along a slave trail, went to a bunch of museums, grabbed some food then headed back to the hotel to flight plan. Sunday called for bad weather, so we left early Sunday morning. By early, I mean, we took off at 5am.

When we got back home, we both passed out for a good few hours. Woke up in time to paint Easter eggs and have our traditional Easter egg hunt.

Now I'm back at work and I'm struggling to stay awake! Any suggestions for our next getaway?

Hope everyone had a great weekend and a wonderful Easter!