PARENTS WEEKEND OFF!

We did it! After a rough four months we finally got a weekend away!  Let me preface this post by stating that Robert and I have some of the most amazing friends in the world!  They know who they are, but I still want to thank them for the gift of our weekend away!  They planned everything, down to contacting Mimi (Robert’s mom) for childcare and gladly gave us the money for a much needed weekend off! 

Robert and I headed to our favorite city in all of Florida, St. Augustine.  It’s the third time that we have been and the second time that we have gone alone.  I told Robert that we need to plan on doing this more often and not once every seven years!  Oh what fun we had!  We LOVE St. Augustine!  We LOVE the history that is found in the city.  We LOVE walking through the streets and gazing at the architecture and contemplating what the walls of the buildings would say if they could talk.  We LOVE tasting new foods and trying things that we wouldn’t do if we were at home.  We LOVE not having an agenda and just walking and exploring. 

On the train tour of the city.

Robert testing his degree of "Love"....he was naughty but nice!

Heading into the old Alcazar Hotel now the Lightner Museum.

We got in there just in time for the tornadoes and storms to hit!

Flaggler College, the old Ponce de Leon Hotel.

Our last meal out at the Columbia Restaurant on St. George Street.

 

More than anything, we LOVED not having to chase after our little ones.  Please, don’t get me wrong.  We missed them like crazy!  We called, texted, and checked up on them constantly!  BUT we needed this time to be alone.  We needed the time to heal from the loss of Samuel.  We needed to be able to sleep until 7:00 (or at least Robert did, I still got up early I was so excited!) and take naps as needed.  We needed to be able to sit and talk, uninterrupted and totally transparent with each other.  We needed to be able to extend mercy, grace, and forgiveness for hurt feelings, broken dreams, and unrealized ideals.  We needed to reconnect as a couple.  We needed the ability to remember WHY we chose to get married, why we are still married after 15 years, and why we want to STAY MARRIED.  We needed this!

I for one can’t wait until we can run away again, and we will go again next year!  UNLESS…..Anyone want 4 kiddos for this weekend?  Tap….tap….tap….Anyone?