Much Needed Vacation

Well, we got back from Destin without a scratch on our head or a drain on our wallet (thank you, Mom & Dad!). If you've never been to a beach on the gulf coast, go, because the beaches are just spectacular.

On Saturday, we left Chattanooga as soon as Travis got off work around 5 and drove until about midnight. We stayed the week in a friend's condominium right on the beach - 3 bedroom, 3 bath, pool, sauna, gym. I would write about each day and what we did, but that would get rather monotonous considering our routine consisted of laying in the sun, reading, walking on the beach, napping and eating whatever we wanted all week, every day. I will include some highlights though:

*Somehow we managed to not take a single family photo all week - sorry.
*Mom actually won at a game of Rummikub.
*We went to the driving range and hit loads of balls. I found out that I am very bad at golf - I blame it on my belly for getting in the way :)
*My family loves sugar apparently - EVERY NIGHT we somehow managed to find ourselves at Kilwin's, a chocolate/ice cream shop, where we must have collectively spent $50 throughout the week. Yum!
*We went sea-kayaking! We saw a dolphin and a couple of sharks. So so much fun until you get stung by a jellyfish and your sister has to pee on your leg. 'Nuff said.
*I got Travis to take a walk on the beach with me everyday at least once, sometimes twice.

Travis and I had a goal of reconnecting and almost taking a second honeymoon - we succeeded and then some! It was a much needed vacation before Henry comes and our focus shifts a little. I am so very thankful for the time we got to spend with each other and with our family. From the comments that were made, I'm thinking that this trip will become an annual event (add one baby next year!).