Sunday, June 7, 2009

A Weekend, Just for US

Thursday night before bed, Dave told Caroline he had a surprise for her the next morning. I had no idea what he was talking about. Friday morning came and I had forgotten about the promise, but before he left for work he told Caroline, "Guess what? Today, you get to go to Aunt Joleen's house and have a sleepover!" I was thinking, "she is?". He then told me to pack a weekend bag for Caroline and an overnight bag for myself and he'd see me after work!

What?!!!! :)

My sweet husband arranged a whole weekend for just the two of us. Caroline went to her cousin's house for the weekend and we went to the Crown Plaza!



He'd been planning the whole thing all week, and I didn't have a clue! I love surprises!




We ate at "Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken" We saw it on the Food Network once and always wanted to go. It's one of those places that if you knew nothing about it, and happened to walk by it, you'd be scared to go inside! But it was so delicious and very friendly!


We walked around down town and watched the sunset at the park by the river.




The next day we went to the Brooks Art Museum. This is the only picture we got, because of course, they don't allow photography inside.




Dave got his first look at the Mud Island River Walk and I think he was impressed!



Then we went on a Mississippi River Boat tour cruise!


This was really pretty cool. We had planned on going for my birthday, but just didn't. I'm so glad we went though.

We learned a lot from the historic tour guide on deck. I was worried that it was going to be hot, but with the shade and the breeze it was perfect!

Then we went to the movies! I can't tell you how rare an event that is for us! We've now seen 2 this year!
What a great weekend. Really, my guy surprised me good! I had no idea he had this whole thing under his sleeve. I felt like it couldn't have come at a better time - we totally needed it. It was nice that we only went 30 mins. away but it felt like a mini-vacation.

And needless to say, Caroline had a blast with Aunt Joleen, Uncle Jeff and cousins Emily, Jessica, and Ashley! They even offered to keep her one more night, but I said no - I missed her too much! So a HUGE thank-you to them!

13 comments:

Lant Family said...

How fun!!! I am jealous of your time alone. You guys did so many fun things. I hope you enjoyed the riverboat tour--you finally got to go :)

Brent & Paij Collins said...

Good for you guys. I'm glad you got to have some fun alone time. Remember we still owe you babysitting for a date night, so take advantage.

Karen Scott Welker said...

Awesome "stay"cation. Those are the best. It looks like S'pore isn't going to happen like we thought. Details coming when something is "fur shur." The good news is: we'll be seeing you on the 4th! Woohoo!

The Sullengers said...

That is so exciting! I told Kash if he ever wants to impress me - that is the way to go! I love mini vacations! Good job Dave!

Justin, Jessica, Kyleigh & Mason said...

What a great husband you have!! Time without the children is so nice sometimes. I'll have to make sure to tell Justin about your blog ;-)

Candace said...

What a sweet hubby you have!!! Glad you had your much needed break.

Jolene said...

What a sweet husband you have! BTW, I miss talking to you. We need to catch up again. It's been a while.

Luna said...

What a fun little "trip." Always nice to get away.

The Martin Family said...

What a great hubby! Looks like a lot of fun.

Alayna said...

That sounds amazing! I love a good surprise and Dave out did himself...kudos Dave! We are big fans of Gus's too...their fried green tomatoes are scrumptious!

Sherri Romney said...

How sweet! He did good.

Erin @ Strawberry Mommycakes said...

That's so sweet! I love surprises :)

Oh and funny you watch the food network too...we always try to remember restaurants from there just in case we happen to pass through those random towns sometime :)

Laurie said...

How awesome..what a great Prince Charming you have! Sounds like you had a great time and enjoyed your adventure.