Rested and Rejuvenated!

I got some good feedback on my breastfeeding blog.  I'm glad I have readers, and even more glad that I'm not boring those readers!  I wanted to do this blog as a way to keep family and friends updated on what's going on with me and my boys (hence the title) since some family lives too far away to stay in touch.  Thanks to my good friend Kristin for the idea, as she does one for her family and I totally stole her idea!  But it's funny because my blogs haven't really been about me and my boys that much!  I guess I've had a lot on my mind as of recently.  So this blog I am going to actually write about me and my boys!

This weekend was crazy for us!  Dave and I celebrated our two year wedding anniversary this weekend.  Our Anniversary was June 13th, but we were too busy that weekend to get away and spend anytime together.  So we did it this weekend.  Two years isn't that long at all, but when I think about how much we've done in the past two years it's alarming!  We have certainly been on the fast track over the past two year!  But it's been fun.  I'm looking forward to slowing things down this year and enjoying each other and our little man over the next year.  I'm not sure if things will really slow down as our little man certainly keeps us busy!

For our one year anniversary Dave got us a room at the Holiday Inn on 16th right on the boardwalk.  I was almost four months pregnant with Noah so we didn't do anything spectacular.  But it was just what I needed.  We acted like tourists for the night!  We walked the boards, ate thrasher's fries, bought fisher's popcorn and played in the arcades all night!  It was great!  I loved every moment.  So when we were trying to figure out what to do this year I wanted to do that all over again!  Dave and I both have been working really hard this spring and now summer.  And with Noah it's been a lot more work and a lot less time! We really needed a break and this was the perfect opportunity!  My mom was happy to watch Noah overnight even though I was quite nervous I knew he was in the best hands! 

Oh what a night away!  It will seem so simple to you when you hear what we did, but it was perfect to me, and just what we needed.  We dropped little man off at my mom's at 4 and headed for the hotel.  We decided to go to the pool bar at the hotel and have a drink.  We made friends with the bartender who bought us a shot, and then Dave and I realized that we don't drink anymore and needed to put some food in our belly's and very soon!  We still had two hours before our dinner reservations so we ordered to appetizers and had them delivered to our hotel room and we sat on the balcony and enjoyed some bruschetta and coconut shrimp and just relaxed!  Oh what a concept! 

We went to Bombora's for dinner, it's the new restaurant in Phillips Beach Plaza on the boardwalk.  I've been wanting to try this place out ever since it opened.  It is a unique restaurant featuring contemporary world cuisine infused with Asian and Latin flavors.  Can you say yum!?  And we do not have any other restaurant's like that around here.  It was a nice change from the usual seafood and steak menu's.  I can't wait to go back and try something else.  We happen to be friends with one of the Chef's there who treated  us to an appetizer and an amazing dessert.  Cory's a great guy and truly spoiled us with such an amazing meal.  If you haven't been I highly recommend trying it out! 

After dinner we walked all the way to the inlet to buy some fisher's popcorn making a few stops on the way into some familiar stores.  Dave and I did not have on the best shoe's for walking 20 streets on the boardwalk!  Our feet were killing us!  So on the walk back to the hotel we kicked our shoes off and walked barefoot.  Not something I recommend doing on the boardwalk, but my feet hurt so bad, there wasn't really an option!  While walking back to the hotel it started to rain, it just didn't matter to me.  It's funny how relaxed I was...nothing mattered.  I knew Noah was in good hands, and I was enjoying my night with my husband and wasn't going to let a little rain get us down! 

We woke up the next morning feeling so rejuvenated and refreshed.  What a great feeling.  I missed Noah like crazy and couldn't wait to see him, but feeling so refreshed was so worth it.  It's amazing how much good one night can make.  If you have a little one I highly recommend letting a grandparent help you out for one night so you too can reset your mind and body.

Sunday was Father's day and we were delighted to come home to a houseful of family!  Dave's mom and step dad were there along with his sister Connie and her husband Rob and most importantly their three week old baby boy, Tripp!  It was the first time Dave and I got to meet him and he is just so precious.  We really enjoyed our time with them and holding our new nephew was just perfect!  Can't wait to do it again soon!