So, Shane and I have had a beautiful vacation! It has been just what we needed, and although we miss the girls terribly, it has been so nice to relax and reconnect without the thoughts of diapers, bottles, pacis, car seats, strollers, cranky 3 year olds and just all of the logistics of raising our babies. Knowing they are safe and happy with family is a blessing and a huge stress relief. When Shane and I lived in wilmington, we of course were very poor and couldn't afford to do much. But we always loved walking downtown and window shopping and just enjoying the river walk. During this vacation, we decided to stay in the glamorous Hilton, which I will say we are not very impressed with. You pay A LOT for a room, then you have to pay for parking!@! And an extremely overpriced breakfast!!! Other than that, we were definitely impressed with everything else. So, below is a list of things I absolutely loved on our romantic get away.
Quiet time with Louise.
Le Catalan French restaurant...small, quiet, romantic, fairly priced, delicious food and the BEST chocolate mouse I have ever had in my life!
A hand made lady bug and pearl bracelet for our sweet Veda...all hand picked stones and pearls...also very fairly priced.
All of the animal lovers in downtown Wilmington...beautiful pit bulls running up to you for loving, and animals in almost every store and pub in downtown wilmington.
Steamed oysters, steamed oysters, steamed oysters!!
Watching Seth Rogan film a movie in the middle of dock street...and watching all of the stalkers trying to zoom in for pics of him. He's funny, but he's just a person! I'll save my snap shots for my babies.
The Warfarer Delicatessen. Delicious overpriced sandwiches! Shane made love to his food.
The lovely Irish woman, Elan who works at the cotton exchange. Such a strong woman! Talking to her and listening to her stories about her family's struggles with cancer and all the miracles in between. Gave me goosebumps and touched my heart. Thank God for crossing paths and starting way more than casual conversations.
The Celtic store, and all of the Irish goodies Shane drooled over.
Sleeping in! At least until Louise wakes me up.
Having lots of time to actually do my hair and makeup! So different from my usual days of unbrushed hair and all day pajamas, typically covered in juice and chewed up food.
Having a reason to dress up nicely every day!
The duck n dive...and the unexpected live reggae band! So much fun!
A big enough bath tub for me AND Louise.
Beautiful warm weather and the rain holding off until the day we leave.
Raspberry lambic.
Finally getting home today and getting my arms around my babies!
And lastly...this love song and how it reminds me of the days in Wilmington with just me and Shane...completely and wildly in love and care free...
