Adult Vacation

Justin and I recently (last week in July) went on an "adult" vacation...yes, we left our sweet girl behind! I thought it may be on of the hardest things for me to do...and it was. Handing her off to my parents was the hardest part (they LOVED baby sitting for a week!!!), even though I knew she would be in good hands...and probably wouldn't miss me a bit! Thank goodness we were headed to sunny and beautiful San Diego with some friends! We stayed in a great condo right on the beach and it was SO nice!!

(The view from our room)

we hung out, layed on the beach, shopped, ate, drank, and enjoyed the scenery. Justin and I even went to the "famous" San Diego zoo also, one day!

Overall we had a great time!! Though I didn't miss changing diapers or washing bottles, we were so ready to get back to Ruby Belle!! (as you can see, she had a great time with Mimi and Pops!!)

Our first night away

So this weekend we had our first night w/o Ruby Belle...fun, but boy did i miss her!! Our in-laws (mom, dad, brother, sister) got us a night at the Hilton at the Branson Landing, dinner out, and FREE baby sitting (by Granma and Papa, of course!...i think there were alterior motives here! ha!) for Christmas and booked it for us for Feb. 13th in celebration of our engagement night! So sweet!! we decided to upgrade our room to the King Suite (or something like that) and it was SUPER nice! i love sleeping in style! The Hilton is right on the Landing (kinda like the Boardwalk in Shreveport), so we literally walked out of our hotel and were in the middle of all the shops and restaurants! we started the day off by dropping of Ruby Belle at Granma and Papa's and then headed out to tour 2 local winerys. then off to check in and then a nap!!!...much needed after a long week (or month) at work! then we headed out to dinner at Macaroni Grill (we don't have one here so it was "different" for us) and then to a pub all conveniently located less than a block from our suite! we had a great time and survived our first night away from our daughter. i even asked Justin if he was missing her at dinner and he replied, "i haven't even thought about her!" if only we could all be that laid back! ;) we, of course, missed her, but she had a blast w/o us i'm sure! all in all, it was a great getaway!!

thanks so much to Martha Jean, King, Brandon, and Jamie!!!