We have been home two weekends since June which is why I have not posted anything in over a month. I apologize I am so far behind. Several months ago as we were figuring out all our hustle and bustle for the summer I said to Scott, "I sure would like to go somewhere with sunshine and a pool and just sit!" About 48 hours later Scott surprised me with 4 day trip to Southern California, Huntington Beach to be exact. This is exactly what I needed, a quiet, simple, warm vacation with the man I love. I was a little bit nervous for this trip as this was going to be our first long overnight trip without our sweet boy, FOUR whole days. The thought of being in another State was not something I was too excited about! So we got on an airplane, saying good-bye to our sweet boy, me in tears as we walked into the airport for our little getaway.
We made it to California with just our bags in hand, (not a diaper bag full of items that we probably won't need but you take with you "just in case" something happens or you just might need it!). The first night we got there we decided to drive to downtown Disney just to get a little bit of the Disneyland feel without having to pay $100 for just a couple hours!
This picture was taken before any sun and as you can see is was taken right outside the Disneyland gate. That night we decided to eat at the House of Blues, it was a perfect night. We sat there and talked about Creighton most of the meal. I was a sucker for children that night, every baby or child that came by I was saying, "look at that little boy" and "if Creighton was here he would love that!" Poor Scott, I guess the grown up talk goes out the window, even if your children aren't with you!
The next morning we decided to just hang out around our resort, sit by the pool, read a book with no distractions, maybe take a nap in the sun, the plan was to basically do whatever we wanted and that was to do nothing. As you can see by this picture we took full advantage of the situation at hand! After sitting in the sun most of the day we decided to walk to the main strip and enjoy a nice dinner, just the two of us!
The next morning we decided to rented cruisers and rode down to Newport Beach! What a trip, first of all I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE cruisers. They are a must and I have been on the hunt for a sweet one for a long time. I really enjoyed this nice stroll! I loved the simplicity of Newport Beach!
During our visit to Newport Beach we decided to have ourselves a little jumping photo shoot! I am pretty sure we lost track of time and ended up doing this for a solid 30 minutes. ENJOY!
This last one cracks me up every time! I mean you have to wonder what people around us were thinking!
We did manage to take one nice photo amongst all our crazy, goofy ones!
We were even able to get one with our cool cruisers, even if it is taken from about 30 feet away!
After our ride we decided to head back to the pool and enjoy the sun a little bit longer. Yes, those are my leg wrapped in the towel, at this point my body had seen almost too much sun!
That night we had a nice dinner and took a walk on the boardwalk! It felt as though we were dating again! All in all this was a very special trip.
We were set to leave the next day, as much as we enjoyed our trip and our time together we were both ready to come see our sweet boy!
We managed to snap one more jumping picture on our way out of town! This might be the best one of the trip!
This trip was such a blessing and it is exactly what we needed! I am so thankful for my husband and his thoughtfulness in planning this simply perfect getaway! I can't wait to visit that pool and beautiful sunshine again soon! Until next time HB!
