Weekend Away

It felt like we hadn't had alone time in quite a while and we were overdue for a baby free weekend. Don't get me wrong, we love our son more than life itself! But sometimes you just have to get away!

It was wonderful.....

Grandma and Grandpa Porter slept over at our house to watch the little guy which was fine with Austin! The second Grandma walked in the door, he didn't care about Mom and Dad anymore. That made me feel much less guilty for leaving him overnight.

While Austin was busy being the center of attention and playing with his new pirate ship and wagon Grandma had bought him, Mom and Dad spent the night at the Aliante Hotel! We love that place because it is basically only locally known and is never crowded. You can hang out by the pool on your soft padded lounge chair under your huge shaded umbrella and sip on the ice water they give you in complete peace. There's no crazy drunk people around you and there is no outrageous fee to sit on the chairs or rent anything. Plus, our hotel deal came with free movie tickets and $50 in food credit! SCORE!!

We were having so much fun together without Austin that we decided to skip the movie and just be as lazy as possible. I know we sound like terrible parents but our son is 100% boy and the words relax, hang out, peaceful, or lazy are no longer in our vocabulary! Plus, the movie tickets don't have an expiration date so we can use them some other time.

So our little getaway was spent eating a large dinner at the buffet and I actually got to eat it! I kept telling Josh, "I can't tell you how amazing it feels to actually relax and enjoy this meal!" Then we dinked around with slot machines and Josh actually had really good luck! We needed to break a $20 so he randomly put it into a machine and just bet the lowest option and instantly won $18! He continued winning throughout the night and went home with more money than he came with :). We hung out in the hotel room munching on snacks and watching old episodes of That 70's Show in complete bliss. The next morning we slept in until 8:00 (that is late for us!) and went out to the pool to enjoy the early morning sun. It was so peaceful and a much nicer way to wake up than our usual. We ate breakfast at this cool little coffee shop and tried to salvage every last second of our vacation before it was time to check out. Although the trip was wonderful and we loved every second of it, I missed my baby. I tried so hard to only call and check up on him once but every time I saw another little blonde boy running around (for some reason there were A LOT of them!) I instantly grabbed my phone! Then I had to remember that this was supposed to be a vacation and put it away again. I texted my sister back and forth for a while about Austin because she too was over at our house playing with him. Then I got the vibe from Josh that I was being overly worried and stopped.

Thank you Mom and Nate for making our vacation possible! It was short, sweet, and much needed!

When we got home Austin was so happy to see us! He ran to his Dad first and then grabbed for his Momma and wouldn't let me go the rest of the night :). In that moment I realized that vacations away are great, but coming home is even better!

Mom and Dad really needed this! Don't you love Josh's bed-head? Now you know where Austin gets it!

Hanging out by the pool!

Reunited and it feels so good! Okay, he didn't come home from war or anything, but it really did feel great!

When I was texting Sadie and asking how things were going, she sent me this! Grandma tried to go to the bathroom and Austin was lost without her so he laid by the door until she came out. He does this to me EVERY DAY but usually he whines, cries, and sticks his hands under the door trying to grab me. Now do you see why I needed a break? ;)

Sadie also sent me these two pictures she had taken the last time she babysat Austin to appease me. I love this one because it looks like he is claiming his woman! haha

The staring competition.

Oh, and another little random moment I just remembered from our night:

As we were lying in bed, cuddling and watching TV, Josh looked down at me and asked, "Baby, do you think we still have that mystery and magic in our relationship that we used to have?" I thought about it and then began spouting off my thoughts and feelings on the subject. Then I looked over at him and realized HE WASN'T EVEN LISTENING!!! Oh my goodness, I laughed so hard! I guess that would be a negatory? haha no but seriously, sometimes it feels like we are so close that we are too close. Does that make any sense? I think the mystery in our relationship is pretty much gone, but the companionship is higher than it has ever been. I still feel like we are best friends and lovers, but on a much deeper level. Marriage has its ups and downs, but it is totally worth it to spend the rest of your life with "the one."