Monday, August 4, 2008

Chateau Elan

This past weekend we went down to Chateau Elan (a vineyard/inn/spa/conference center) near Atlanta. We dropped Nolan off with friends (thanks James & Amanda) and headed off to 24 hours of "just the two of us"! We checked in and went straight over to the spa for a massage and had afternoon tea. That night we took a cooking class that was offered by one of the resorts head chefs. The theme was Cooking with Wine. There were about 14 people in the class and we prepared and consumed the three course meal. Appetizers were muscles in a white wine sauce. So easy...so yummy!! Next was a pan seared chicken over risotto with mushrooms and red wine. Dessert was some fruit, champagne, flambĂ© concoction. The wine was freely flowing and some of our cooking companions became very entertaining as the 3 hour course went on. Needless to say, we had so much fun and enjoyed just being us. It was good to have a little time away from Nolan but I was excited to pick him back up!  

The happy, and now more confident chef

They made us wear the hats and aprons

The muscles, which I intend on making again soon

I have such a small head. This hat was giving me fits!

This was a great getaway for us. I highly recommend it!!

4 comments:

Redheaded Adventures said...

I'm so glad yall got to get away and just me husband and wife! Sounds like a great get-away. AND yippee on the AM nap with no swaddle - I'll keep talking to the one who was swaddled from birth about ending this process with your little one -heehee!

Anonymous said...

We loved keeping Nolan on Saturday and can't wait to have him again! You guys looked so relaxed when you came to pick him up on Sunday. Glad you were able to get in some couple time!

Love you!

Ashlei said...

So fun. It sounds amazing. I'm really jelous :)

Susie said...

super fun! so glad you got to do that!
i love the pic of nolan sleeping with his booty up in the air! i just love that pose!