A Quality Marriage Getaway.

I am completely in love with my sweet husband. He is my happily ever after that took a long time, through trial and error, to find.  He makes me laugh, smile and spoils me rotten. Our honeymoon phase was short lived. We became pregnant after 6 months of marriage and within two years had two babies. Life became very routine. Work for him. Mommy duties for me. The Honeymoon phase may have only lasted a short while, but I couldn't be more blessed that we jumped right into our Eternity Phase. I have been so fortunate that Kevin and I choose to make our relationship a priority.  Even above our children, which is harder for me sometimes, we really work to make sure WE are taken care of emotionally, physically and spiritually.  You caught that WORK part right?  Marriage sometimes is work, especially with all of life's distractions, but I can promise you the work you put into your marriage will leave you with the greatest rewards.
"Marriage is a gift from God to us, the quality of our marriage is a gift from us to Him" -Elder L. Whitney Clayton
One of the ways Kevin and I keep that quality in our still new, young but CRAZY BUSY marriage is by escaping from our routine.  Sometimes just for a few hours, sometimes overnight and when we are REALLY LUCKY, for a whole weekend.
One such overnight escape happened last month when my sweet Aunt Patty came and watched the kids. She is the BEST. 
Kevin and I started our getaway with 9 holes at Sleep Ridge Golf Course. We are blessed that through Kevin's work we are able to golf often and it has been something we have LOVED to do together since one of our first dates. 

We then headed to dinner at Tucanos in Provo.

After dinner we headed up Provo Canyon to Heber where we caught the evening showing of A MidSummer Night's Dream.

I have ALWAYS been a fan of plays and Broadway and I was so excited when we found this local showing. I was BLOWN away. The cast was incredible. I love when I can get lost in the story and this cast was able to deliver a spell binding performance. FIVE Stars for the Timpanogos Valley Theater and the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream. We will be back for sure.
After a wonderful evening we escaped to The Homestead Resort in Midway Utah. We head both heard raved reviews about this beautiful resort and it certainly lived up to its expectations. 

We snuggled into our room where Kev treated me to my favorite chocolates, a face mask treatment and a much needed foot massage. #majorhubbypoints

The next morning, we enjoyed a lovely breakfast of french toast, scones, eggs and delicious hot chocolate right on the golf course.

The grounds of The Homestead Resort are absolutely stunning. Such a tranquil atmosphere that was just what we needed to escape our routine.

In the early afternoon we got to explore one of Utah's most unique activities, The Homestead Crater. This one of a kind natural wonder was such a neat experience.  The water was so warm and the slight current inside made it the perfect spot fro a relaxing float.

 These were the stairs to the TOP of the Crater that once used to be the only way in! 

Now it's caged off and is lookout to admire the beautiful Midway Mountains and Heber Valley.

We wrapped up our fabulous getaway with a stop into P-Town for the Taste Of The Valley event. We ate some of Provo's best foods as we walked along Center Street in the perfect sunshine.

In just a short 24 hours, we were able to laugh, kiss and enjoy each others company without interruption. It always takes me back to our dating days where we didn't spend more then a few hours apart and were constantly out on fun adventures.
I am so grateful for this handsome man of mine. I am grateful that we are able to continue to "date" even after 3 and a half years of marriage, two kids and a busy life. 
How do you like to escape life to "date" your significant other? 

September Slumber Soiree.

Recently, I had the fabulous opportunity to sneak away to an incredible blogger overnighter.  It was the FIRST time I had left the kids overnight with just Kevin.  I was nervous, to say the least, fearing I would be lost thinking about the kids all weekend but I was so grateful I could turn off my mommy brain for 24 hours and turn on my PARTY GIRL Brain.
My lovely friend Aubrey hosted such a great event.

Her hard work paid off and a handful of blogging ladies were able to have a great time. We escaped to the gorgeous mountain town of Oakley which is such a pretty place to get away.
We enjoyed a night of round table discussions, delicious meals, a makeup demonstration by the amazing Jen of Classy Cozmetics, Dirty Dr. Peppers and tons of treats, nail painting and girl talk until 5AM (insert big eye expression). In the morning we had some of the yummiest waffles for breakfast hosted by Flippin Waffles and another round table discussion.

We had a photo shoot with Agnes & Dora.

I may not have taken my leggings off the rest of the weekend. 

So COMFORTABLE and stylish. 

Jen did an eyebrow makeover on me.

Before.

After.

It's a MIRACLE. I have EYEBROWS

#blondeeyebrowproblems

 I won the Flippin Waffle giveaway. Hooray for a waffle party! 

Each of us received some incredible swag thanks to some AWESOME sponsors. I am always amazed what great people support the blogging world.  I loved the FABULOUS leggings from Agnes & Dora, the yummy Caramels from JulieAnnes Caramels and awesome bath bombs from Starflower SkinCare.

It was such a wonderful getaway. I am so blessed to have some fabulous friends in my life.  Thanks again Aubrey for a MUCH NEEDED overnighter. Can't wait for a repeat soon.
Whats your favorite way to spend a GNO?? _________
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