Recently, my husband and I were blessed with the opportunity to take a mini vacation, just the two of us! It had been quite sometime since we were able to get away alone due to a couple of reasons. First, our last couple of trips we have taken with close friends and seond since the birth of our daughter our lives have changed drastically; to get away was a big deal for us! We chose to go to South Florida for this trip that we booked 9 months before we were able to go. I personally love the Gulf. I grew up there, so aside from the sentimental attachment, the sandy white beaches and calm water beckon me!
We stayed at the Holiday Inn at Clear Water Beach, Florida. I know, when you hear Holiday Inn, you don’t usually think resort type stay, but that is exactly what it was! The hotel was absolutely beautiful! It is nested in the inlet, so the ocean comes right up to the back of the hotel. Our balcony room had an amazing view of the restaurant, pool, tiki bar and ocean. Joe and I were able to spot a couple of dolphins and manatees from our balcony as well. The hotel had lived music daily, which I loved! We had a rental car, but really did not use it much. We really just relaxed everyday at the ocean or pool, and walked to dinner and the pier every night to watch the sunset. Amazing! When I experience things as beautiful as I did on this trip like the amazing sunsets and gorgeous blue/green water, I think… how can anyone see this and not think about God?!?! Makes me wonder how much more beautiful heaven will be.
Going on this trip felt like a second honeymoon. Life can get so busy and stressful. Especially when you start a family. Between me juggling 3 part time jobs, raising Kennedy and my obligations at home and Joe working full time, being the primary bread winner for the family and being in school full time, we definitely needed this trip to reconnect. I was able to spend time away from every day life with the person I fell in love with 10 years ago. It reminded me what brought us together in the first place. I will be forever grateful for this trip we had together. Even though the trip lasted just a few days, the impact will last forever!
I will leave you with a few pictures from our trip... enjoy!
I can't believe we made it all the way through dinner without talking about your trip! Oh well...when the two of us get together there is never a shortage of things to talk about, that's for sure. At least I get to read about it and see pictures on here!
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