Date Night with Delta

As parents, it’s easy to forget yourself, your husband and the two of you as a couple.

We go through the regular everyday routine of life as zombies.  I love my husband, he’s my best friend but with a young child taking all our attention, it seems the only thing we say to each other throughout the day is “Did you brush her teeth?” “Let’s go we’re going to be late for gymnastics” “Can you pick up some milk at the store”.  None of these regular saying are romantic and rarely remind me of why I married my husband.

Last weekend, The Delta Halifax gave us an amazing opportunity to reconnect as a couple.  We had a night out (as in the whole night out) alone with no agenda, other than relaxation and connecting with one another.  Oh… this sounds like it’s going to be a juicy post doesn’t it?  We’ll I’ll keep some things a secret and you can just let your imaginations run wild…  I know we did (ok, ok, too much info I know… I’m joking… or am I?)

Delta set us up in one of the large suites.  The first room was huge – way too big for just the two of us, but perfect if you have a group of people or wanted to conduct a meeting.  Sure there are plenty of things hubby and I had to discuss, but it didn’t require a 10 person meeting table, laying in a King bed was good enough (wink).  So, we quickly called the front desk and asked to be moved to another room that was more our style, and just a few minutes later we had a smaller suite (still 2 rooms) with a large bed, a view and we were happy.

 

Delta didn’t fall short on ensuring our romantic evening was one to remember and desperately pray for another night alone again shortly.  Our evening started with a sensual massage by Eve at Sore Spots (which I happen to have plenty of).  Unfortunately, the massage room is only for one person at a time, but the relaxation before our night began was wonderful.  We each had 1/2 an hour to get ourselves greased up, our muscles relaxed and had our endorphins stimulated by using the most wonderful essential oils.  It was fabulous.  I love massages, hubster isn’t overly fussy about them, he finds they hurt.  I asked Eve to take it easy on him and to  also give him a few massage pointers – so he can practice on me.  He enjoyed his session as well, and I’ll soon be interested in seeing what he learned. (I hope he took notes).

We then had dinner, and more dinner and even more dinner.  The last time we ate at the Delta Halifax  hotel, the restaurant was called the Crown, it has since been renovated and is now called The Harbour City Grill.  There were couples (probably on a date night like us), hotel guests and all kinds of people enjoying their evening – the place was packed.  The cuisine is mostly local. The chef, Les Stevens,  came to visit us personally and made sure to let us know they use local whenever possible, but to say 100% local is nearly impossible.  Les was on cloud 9 as he just had served the best and most exciting meal of his career the night before! Needless to say, he was energetic, and talked about making connections with the guests, and that, he did.

 

Seafood sampler, veal, beef and apple crisp, Hubster and I enjoyed a lavish and delish meal that was absolutely incredible.  Each and every guest at the Harbour City Grill gets a special little Hors d’oeuvre as well, it’s something different made especially by the chef. We loved our meal and I actually could not get the last bite of the Parade of Sail (chocolate Cheesecake) into my mouth – I was absolutely stuffed and very happy.  I can see why the Harbour City Grill has won both restaurant of the year as well as dessert of the year.  I was so excited to eat dinner, I forgot to take pictures of some of our meal before we devoured each course.

After a few hours of a wonderfully romantic evening, it was time to retire to our room to get a full nights sleep – completely uninterrupted.  Although the massages and meal were fabulous, sleeping straight for 9 hours without being woken up by Princess Early Bird, Rise and Shine was the highlight of my stay.  I valued a full nights sleep more than anything these days – shocking I know, but yes, even more than chocolate cheesecake.

Sure enough, like every morning, the sun rose and it was time for our romantic get away to come to an end.  We enjoyed breakfast (eggs benny – my favourite) and then we headed to swim class for Princess Swimmy fish.

Our night out was so fantastic. We were so fortunate to have this special time together.  I really have to Thank my Mother for watching Princess Never Sleep so Hubster and I were able to get this special time together.  Although I know I love him, it’s nice to have these special moments to rekindle and see it point blank why I love him. I often forget that he can be so much fun, when he’s not wiping poopy bums.  But sure enough, he is fun and loving. Thanks Delta for giving us this opportunity.  We loved every minute of it.

If a full fledged vacation isn’t in your future, consider a night out in your own town to get away for a day or two. I’m so glad we had the opportunity – Delta, what are your plans for this weekend? Mind if we stop by?

**DISCLAIMER:  The Delta invited us for a night out on them… and boy did we need it. The review mentioned above was provided to us gratis, but it hasn’t influenced my opinion in any way. It was AWESOME. Can we come back soon?  PLEASE SEE THE FULL TERMS OF USE.