April 20, 2012

Last week, we were treated to four days away to celebrate our ten year anniversary.  It was much appreciated and so anticipated! A couple days before we left, there was a message in my inbox from the hotel reminding us of our stay.  We both had a good laugh because, seriously this couple DID NOT need a reminder about our get away!!!

We headed out to Palm Springs where we hoped we would be met with cooperative weather.  Let me tell you, it DID NOT disappoint!  The hotel was beautiful and I can not tell you how much I squirmed in my seat the whole drive there.  I was THAT excited!

Now, can you see why?  The place was phenomenal--the amenities fantastic and perfect for our little celebration trip!  It has been nine years since we have been alone for more than two nights together.  Back then finding willing grandparents to watch one baby was easy!  You can read all about my dad and mom's misadventures of  babysitting  HERE. . .I digress. . .
It was just us.  The two of us. For four whole, glorious days!  Poolside, dinners that weren't constantly interrupted by kids--except there was one night in which my husband caught a lady as she was going down.  She passed out. . .and he assisted the manager as they waited for paramedics.  Yeah, he's pretty awesome like that!! We also went on a long car ride that took us to Palm Desert, La Quinta, Coachella, and Cathedral City ( I think).  It was so nice to belt out songs from the ipod and laugh and talk and sight see together.  I think I enjoyed every minute. . .

The weather was amazing!  I think there was maybe one day where I wore a light sweater.  The sun was pretty hot and it had been so long since I laid in one spot relaxing and reading, that I forgot how important it is to flip!  I was paying for that a little the next day! But, I didn't complain because what is there to complain about when your kids are being well taken care of and you're with your honey in Palm Springs?

I felt like I didn't have a care in the world...no job, no kids, just the guy I was still so in love with all to myself.

I loved trying to snap pictures of the two of us as we headed out to our adventures.  He did a much better job than I did in terms of making sure we both could be seen--but the lighting was poor so the quality of the pictures isn't great, but will do for all intense memory preservation.

Then the last night there we got all savvy and used the automatic timer that I had no idea how to use on the fancy camera my husband gave me over a year ago now.  He is a jack of all trades, I tell you!!

I am happy to report that I didn't bother taking the camera on all our little excursions.  I think he was happy with that--I think I might embarrass him sometimes. . .I don't know why!  However, I did happen to grab it when I knew we were going to do a little drive by of a car dealership we had walked by the night before.  My man's DREAM sat parked in a showroom and I know he was itching to get up close and personal with it.  So, without further ado. . .

There she is. I do believe he said she looks a little different from the computer screen.  Her lines were a little smoother, her scent captivating. . .and I can't recall any more of that conversation as I was enjoying just watching my man so close to his "dream."  What a fun little way to vacation--counting your dreams as they drove by--thirteen we saw in total.  Crazy, huh?  Good times. . .

Our last day there was the only time the computers came out. (My pretty case was designed by ALISSA--just in case you needed a little something that just screams happy!)  Initially we were looking up movie times and then we ended up just hanging out surfing the net for awhile.  It was so quiet and comfy to relax in our little, private piece of heaven that I had to document it as well!

Ten years.  Happy ten years to us.  It's good to know we still know how to have fun that doesn't involve the kid's school or schedule for a change!  I will cherish the memories.  We will do this again. Sooner next time.  Why wait?

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.--1Corinthians 13:4