A Weekend Getaway
Given the slight craziness of the past few weeks, I informed Mike early last week I was in need of a little getaway. He agreed without hesitation and we decided on Kansas City. It's an easy drive from Des Moines and not ridiculously expensive so it was perfect. I had just enough background with the city to know where to stay and a general idea of what to do and Mike was along for the ride (the only time he's been to KC was for a bachelor party and, needless to say, he remembers nothing haha).
So here's the lowdown on our wonderful quick trip for two:
We got a sweet deal on Expedia.com for a suite in the Sheraton right on the Plaza. The drive leading to the hotel was perfect because we got a great rundown of possible places for some late night snacks and cocktails. We ended up about two blocks away at Tomfooleries restaurant and bar. They had a fantastic menu and, to our surprise, they had a "choose two" option where you could order two smaller portions of popular entrées for the price of one. We took this option and both ate for under $10! It was a great way to start the weekend.
On Saturday we grabbed a quick breakfast at Panera and then decided to take a walk. We ended up at the Nelson-Atkins Museum about a mile away from our hotel. They have a beautiful and expansive sculpture garden leading to the museum entrance and the weather was perfection. Inside we toured the first floor and found this particular museum has a unique collection of sculptures and architectural pieces. My favorite was the mummy room in which they had a sarcophagus opened in a room full of incredibly ornate artifacts. As I read more, I found out each artifact in the room was buried within the sarcophagus featured. The only part they were unable to retrieve was the actual mummy. It was amazing, I spent a crazy amount of time rereading everything because I was totally in awe. And... the museum was free, score! (we did leave a donation though, no worries).
Next we toured the Plaza area and shopped a bit. Again, the weather was perfect and they had a few trees already in bloom. At times, it truly felt we were on a vacation much farther from home.
Saturday evening we headed down to the Power and Light District. This was Mike's first time to this area and he was amazed. If you haven't been, we highly recommend it. We grabbed dinner at one of the many restaurants around the KC Live stage, an open air courtyard of sorts. It was tough to decide where to end up for the evening but we finally decided to head into the dueling piano bar, Howl at the Moon. This was certainly not a mistake! It was the perfect way to spend the evening and the performers were incredible!
Sunday morning came and we both admitted to each other, we were sad to leave. I forgot my camera at home so I can't share any snapshots with you but, everything was perfect. It was exactly what I needed to refresh and recharge as we head into the final stretch of the school year and of course, our adventure as first time home buyers. Bring on the house hunting!
So here's the lowdown on our wonderful quick trip for two:
We got a sweet deal on Expedia.com for a suite in the Sheraton right on the Plaza. The drive leading to the hotel was perfect because we got a great rundown of possible places for some late night snacks and cocktails. We ended up about two blocks away at Tomfooleries restaurant and bar. They had a fantastic menu and, to our surprise, they had a "choose two" option where you could order two smaller portions of popular entrées for the price of one. We took this option and both ate for under $10! It was a great way to start the weekend.
On Saturday we grabbed a quick breakfast at Panera and then decided to take a walk. We ended up at the Nelson-Atkins Museum about a mile away from our hotel. They have a beautiful and expansive sculpture garden leading to the museum entrance and the weather was perfection. Inside we toured the first floor and found this particular museum has a unique collection of sculptures and architectural pieces. My favorite was the mummy room in which they had a sarcophagus opened in a room full of incredibly ornate artifacts. As I read more, I found out each artifact in the room was buried within the sarcophagus featured. The only part they were unable to retrieve was the actual mummy. It was amazing, I spent a crazy amount of time rereading everything because I was totally in awe. And... the museum was free, score! (we did leave a donation though, no worries).
Next we toured the Plaza area and shopped a bit. Again, the weather was perfect and they had a few trees already in bloom. At times, it truly felt we were on a vacation much farther from home.
Saturday evening we headed down to the Power and Light District. This was Mike's first time to this area and he was amazed. If you haven't been, we highly recommend it. We grabbed dinner at one of the many restaurants around the KC Live stage, an open air courtyard of sorts. It was tough to decide where to end up for the evening but we finally decided to head into the dueling piano bar, Howl at the Moon. This was certainly not a mistake! It was the perfect way to spend the evening and the performers were incredible!
Sunday morning came and we both admitted to each other, we were sad to leave. I forgot my camera at home so I can't share any snapshots with you but, everything was perfect. It was exactly what I needed to refresh and recharge as we head into the final stretch of the school year and of course, our adventure as first time home buyers. Bring on the house hunting!
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