Our Alone Time Vacay!

Eric and I spent a week alone together at the beach at Ocean Lakes Family campground where we had just spent a week as our family of 3 with Ellie. We remained in our bungalow and sent Ellie to Camp Grandcrew in a beach house with my parents and her cousins which was within the campground (because convenience and also I really love to be able to hug and kiss that baby if I want!) 

This was our first full week alone together since our Babymoon....well...that wasn't even a week long, so since, Seattle in August 2016. So it's been a minute. We have been blessed though with long weekends alone for romantic get aways and spontaneous trips!

We drank wine on the beach and frozen drinks, I read so many books, we went to a nice dinner, we cooked a lot together, we played games together on the beach, talked, dreamed, got silly lovey dovey like newlyweds and were plenty spontaneous. Oh I laugh as I sit here thinking about some memories we made! So fun. It was just so amazing to be alone together and be best friends and lovers free as can be. One night we snuck down to the beach in the dark and we even got to watch fireworks in the moonlight! 

We raced each other down the mat racer slide a the pool, we went down the tube together in a float, we floated down the lazy river together, got late night snacks at the snack shack, and went golf cart cruising looking at all the bungalows and campers and people watching, laughing, and making plans. 

There is absolutely nothing in the world like growing even more in love with the one who holds your heart. I've been loving that E for 8 years and to be able to say that my love still grows and I still want to look pretty for him and he makes me giggle and twirl, and I get lost in his dimples....wow he is really just such a blessing. Alone time for couples is a must. So so so thankful to have had that time...may have been one of the most incredible times ever because I was simply alone with the one I love most for a whole week. We really were made for one another. I love you, E!

Crab stuffed Grilled Cheese!

Now this little picture - to any random eye it would be like, "What on Earth is this?!" But to me, it is so precious. Eric would wake up early naturally every day and he would brew our coffee then head to the Beach to set up our spot. One morning, I was still asleep (I usually would go running but it was a rest day) and he didn't want to wake me and he didn't want me to wonder where he was - this is a way of saying, I didn't leave, I'll be back soon -snuggle my shirt 'til I get back. See, all our time together over the years, Eric has had many nights of third shift and trips. Third isn't common but whenever it did come up, Eric would leave for me a "pillow Eric" with his t-shirt to snuggle up to when I had to sleep alone. I used to work in surgery and leave the house at 5:30 and he would still be working that 3rd shift, but when I came home and he prepared to leave again, he would leave this for me. Luckily, I've had his snuggly body close to mine at night more frequently over the past year and so I haven't seen this in a while! It was more common to work 3rd before he went back to school. It was so special to wake up to because in our unspoken and unwritten language between us, this means, "I love you and I'll never leave you. I'm still here." It just warmed the heart. 

Our time alone together could not have been more perfect! 😍