  What a weekend of sleep and food! the BF and I drove to Ottawa Friday evening and started the weekend off with a kick ass bottle of wine (burrowing owl) with his friend Troy. We then went to the hotel where we were staying for free for 2 nights called brookestreet. The room was great, and the bed was fantastic. Saturday was all about food. We started the day with a good breakfast ordered into the room, and later followed up with a lunch in a stylist bistro.
I decided this weekend had to be a write off for my diet if I was going to enjoy myself at all. It was a bit more chilly this weekend than I anticipated so the shopping in the market was kept to a minimum. We spent some time in the lcbo (liquor control board of Ontario) and picked up some bottles of wine that we know we like at a better price than at home.
after a nap in that wonderful bed, we went down to the hotel restaurant called perspectives to dine with BF's friend Troy. check out my meal: appetizer: Digby sea scallops baby spinach and shiitake, soya truffle emulsion main course: Duck served three ways natural pan juices infused with sage dessert: warm chocolate torte the dessert btw, was served with a warm cup of liquid chocolate.
The on staff sommelier chose a white wine for our appetizer and a red for our main, and they were both perfect (a sauvignon blanc and asanta barbara winery primativo) it was a good weekend. Seeing as the next three weekends will be homework laden, I think the timing was very good. And now it's time to get back on the wagon, I have to reverse the diet damage that was done! 
