babymoon & anniversary trip

in complete contradiction to our usual approach to things, matt and i decided that we would spend some "reckless" money and take an actual vacation trip this year for our three year anniversary. we also decided that now would be a good time since this time next year we will have a little one running around, so this trip could also serve as a "babymoon" (a chance to get away one last time before kids enter the picture). while it's true we've done lots of traveling over the past three years -- i'm extremely skilled at packing an entire week's worth of clothes for both of us into a carry on suitcase and know exactly which liquids we can and can't expect to pack -- all of our trips since our honeymoon have been to and from texas and ohio to visit family. while this is always wonderful, and always a nice break from work, it's not what one would call a true vacation.

so before my travel was restricted (read: not allowed to travel in the 3rd trimester, and then we'll have a newborn!), we decided to take just a few days to enjoy some true couple time -- away from work, laundry, grocery shopping, schedules and even our little lexi. we decided to take a trip down to austin since i had never been and it was within driving distance, which meant we wouldn't use up all of our vacation time getting to the destination.

we booked a stay at the hyatt lost pines resort, located in lost pines, tx (about 26 miles SE of austin). we arrived on sunday and left thursday morning (okay, it wasn't totally "reckless" spending, we got the last night free and tried to see what other discounts we could get...you know us!). for the most part, it was just a lot of being lazy: sleeping when we wanted, eating when we wanted, ordering room service when we didn't want to go out and just taking long walks around through the treed areas. the days broke down like this:

sunday: lunch at subway, arrive at the resort around 4:30pm, watch the cowboys game while eating kolaches and take a nap, grab some dinner via room service, sleep some more

monday: sleep in (tell housekeeping to come back x 2), walk around the gorgeous grounds, enjoy shiner bock queso (does it get more texan?!) at the bar, more walking around being lazy, dinner at the bar while watching monday night football, more being lazy in the room

tuesday: sleep in again, breakfast via room service, drive to austin to see the capitol, 6th street, the giant christmas tree and enjoy dinner at chuy's, stop at an H-E-B grocery store for snacks for our hotel room, watch the law & order SVU marathon on TV

wednesday: sleep in (no surprise, right?), lunch at the firewheel cafe, off to the spa to enjoy a mommy massage and some daddy sauna/spa time, dinner via room service, play cards and be generally lazy again

thursday: leave for home and work that night :(

all in all, it was a *wonderful* trip, and although it probably wasn't practical in any way, matt and i both agree that it was totally worth-while and well-deserved. the little get-away was great and gave us a chance to relax, enjoy our time together and continue to prepare for our little baby boy on the way!

special thanks to my mom who watched the house/mail for us and for shari who agreed to watch lexi at the last minute and made our trip possible!

babymoon/anniversary trip 2010

and for those who are following, here's my weekly maternity quiz:

How far along? 24 weeks

Weight gain/loss: ~ 8 lbs. total

Maternity clothes? Yes! And oh, so comfy!

Stretch marks? Notta one

Sleep? Pretty much whenever I can! I miss being able to sleep on my tummy, though.

Best moment this week? Hitting the 6 month mark!

Food cravings: Nothing specific right now.

Gender: little boy!

Belly button in or out? In for now

What I miss? Ziegen Bock beer, chuy’s frozen margaritas

What I'm looking forward to: seeing how our pictures turned out last week (the first ones that attempt to showcase our little bump!)

Weekly wisdom: Enjoying every day, I’m part of a miracle!

Milestones: baby is 24 weeks, which makes him a viable baby for the NICU (although I really hope that he decides to enjoy being in-utero for a while longer!)