Homeschooling mom to be.

I'm married to the best man alive!!!!

Ok, that might be overdoing it a wee bit....but I had the most amazing weekend with my husband and he surprised me!  My friend had offered to take my girls to the zoo for the day so we could have a bit of a break.  We haven't had any dates (with the exception of a few movie nights), nothing big, since the kids were born.  I asked him if we could do something overnight, since my friend volunteered for that as well, but he told me we really couldn't afford that.  So I was set to simply enjoy a day in here with him.  Well, my friend picked the kids up at nine am Saturday morning, and my husband then told me to pack an overnight bag with some swimming stuff.

Off we went!  He took me to a lovely city two hours away.  First of all we went to Sunfest there, where there were a whole lot of vendors from different ethnic backgrounds selling their wares.  We strolled around a huge park full of them browsing.  Then we went to lunch, and then to visit some really quaint shops downtown in the city.  After that, we checked into our hotel, where he had booked the "romantic package" for us that included a suite with a sitting room, a bottle of champagne, chocolates, robes, dinner coupons, and free breakfast!  We went swimming in the hotel pool, had dinner, and then went to a movie.  In the morning, we had breakfast, a morning swim, and it wasn't until after lunch Sunday that we picked the kids up.  At that time, my friend said they kids were good, she had fun, but she was exhausted, because she couldn't believe how much energy they have.  And she went to school for, and works with, kids all the time!

Anyway, we came home and had a relaxing day playing with the kids in the sprinkler out back.  It was such a lovely weekend, and so unexpected.  I'm so glad that my hubby was able to enjoy some time off too.  Being self-employed is a lot of time committment.  He did have to make and take a few phone calls anyway, but it was such a nice time enjoying each others' company.  We had kids right away, and barely had time to settle into marriage, so it was something that sometimes felt like it was missing.  I'll be enjoying th glow of this weekend for a long time!

Mama J.

Sounds like a great weekend

11:55 AM, Jul. 7, 2008 .. Posted by kcmyworld

I'm glad you got a chance to enjoy the time together! Hopefully it won't be years before you get to enjoy it again.

Robin

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7:37 PM, Jul. 7, 2008 .. Posted by Lilyofthevalley4

Sounds like you had a great weekend!! My dh and I just got back from a couple day and one night out too! It was great. We did have baby with us, it sure felt like we had gone back in time. We felt like a couple with only one baby. :) We enjoyed it, I'll be posting some pics on my blog. :)