When your husband tells you he's booked a vacation for JUST THE TWO OF YOU...what do you do?
Well...if you're me, you get a stomach ache and you over analyze and you 'what if' and you have anxiety for 2 weeks.
BUT! THEN YOU GO AND YOU HAVE THE BEST TIME and VOW TO DO IT EVERY YEAR!
Lance booked us a trip to Rosemary Beach, our favorite vacation spot before we had kids.
He arranged to have Honey take care of our babies and off we went.
Packing + Planning + Grocery Shopping prior to the trip was ALL WORTH IT.
And the worry and anxiety was for nothing, as always!
I am SO thankful that he booked this trip for us. He knew I'd never book it, but knew that we needed this trip. This relax & unwind time. Just us.
The first day was a little weird. What do we do without kids? What do we talk about? Wait...we CAN talk without being interrupted. We can eat what we want to eat. We can do whatever the heck we want! SUCH A STRANGE FEELING.
After that first day, it got easier being away and just relaxing.
The kids were in great hands and having a wonderful time.
Bedtime was going smoothly and they were all smiles every time we face-timed.
That's Lance in the yellow going to get our chairs for the day.
I mean...going to the beach with 1 bag and 1 cooler...now, THAT is vacation!
Lance is definitely the more adventurous of the two of us.
But I love that he made me do something that I wouldn't have normally done.
We rented a Kayak for an hour and did our best to find some sand dollars but with no luck.
Well, we found them...but with no goggles and news of shark attacks, we (he) played it safe.
He knew I wasn't dare getting in the deep deep ocean!
Next time, we'll bring the goggles for the big kid.
We walked the beach in the early morning and found tons of shells.
Something I always want to do but with kids we never make it out there that early.
It was nice to just walk and collect.
Easton would have loved finding all these shells!
I'm pretty sure there's a spot just like this for me in Heaven.
This is as close to Heaven on Earth as it gets to me.
Our last full day was my favorite.
We didn't pack lunch.
When we decided we were ready to eat, we walked off the beach and found a little restaurant in town.
Swimsuit clad with sand on our feet we sat down and had a yummy little lunch, just the two of us.
With full bellies we headed back out to the beach to soak up that last little bit of sunshine left before we had to come home.
Now, I love a family vacation just as much as the next person, but to just be the two of us for a few days was so wonderful!
We certainly missed the kids, but to know they were happy and well taken care of allowed us to fully relax and enjoy ourselves.
It is so important to make time for your spouse. I would really love a monthly date night but we don't do that near as much as we should! Hardly ever, to be honest.
This trip was so wonderful and I'm so thankful for a husband who made the effort to plan this trip for us.
Until Next Time, Rosemary!
And in my dreams.
And thank you, Boo, for making this trip possible, with all your hard work for us!
