My Hubby is the Best!

Friday night as we started the kids' bedtime routines, Chris presented them with a couple of gifts that he had gotten them. Robert got a toy jeep and Clara a necklace making set. And then he handed me an envelope. Inside was some cash and a hotel reservation printout. He told me that Crystal would be at the house at noon the next day and we would be headed to Galveston for a girls only weekend!

I was a little shocked as is always the case. The guy is sneaky about this kind of stuff. This was the first time I've ever been away from the kids for more than a few hours without Chris, so it felt kind of weird. Neither of us knew quite what to do with ourselves without kids to hold, noses to wipe and food to cut up. Ahhhhhhh. It was glorious.

We decided to take the top off of the Jeep and drive it down there, so the drive there and back was a little loud. We talked up a storm anyway. Actually, that was the theme of the weekend. Talking, talking and then talking some more. It was great getting to know each other better and was a great, relaxing weekend.

We laid out on the beach, walked and browsed shops on the Strand (I got my obligatory caramel apple) and enjoyed great meals whenever we pleased. Sunday night we didn't venture out for dinner until 8:30. Thankfully Crystal is as laid back and go with the flow as I am. We didn't make any plans and because we didn't feel like staying out late, we were in bed at 9:30 on a Saturday night and that was ok.

I'm so thankful that Chris recognized that I could use a little time away. He knows me well enough to know that I would never plan it myself, so he saved up his personal spending money and arranged everything in order to send me off for the weekend. I'm most definitely feeling loved and appreciated over here :)