Our weekend "run-away" cation

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

What's a "run-away" cation,  you ask?  It's when parents RUN AWAY from their kids.  And when I say run, I do mean RUN!  Our last run away, I was 20 weeks pregnant with the twins and their was just no getting away from them.  So, this past weekend, we turned over our kids and headed for the coast.  It was no easy task finding people to watch the kids, but between 3 different sets of people to cover the job, we were gone and not looking back (at least not for 3 days!).

We stayed in Seascape at the Seascape Beach Resort.  (I'll give them a plug, because they were AMAZING!)  I also need to give props to my husband for planning such a perfect and relaxing trip.  We stayed in a jacuzzi suit with fireplace.  It had everything we "needed" to ensure we relaxed.  It was picture perfect.  Besides the jacuzzi and fireplace, our room was right up next to the ocean.  There was nothing but a small cliff between us and the water.  The sun was shining and there was a slight breeze. You could hear the waves crashing on the beach, begging us to come play.

I'm pretty sure he said, "BOOM" here.

We unpacked our things and headed straight to the beach.   It was perfect.  We found a log to sit up against and sat there.  There was no one around.  It was just the two of us.  We sat in the sand and soaked it in. We couldn't help but feel free.  Free from the kids.  Free from our jobs.  Free from ALL responsibilities.  No diapers to change.  No bottles to be made.  No sales to make.  There was no place to be.  We had nothing but time on our hands.  We sat there in silence, hand in hand, and let it all go.  It was the most peaceful and relaxing moment.  I truly felt that all of our stress and tensions were being lifted away.  And all that was left was us.  The "US" that we were before we had kids.  Before we knew it, we were playing around, being silly, writing in the sand, and making jokes.  It was the perfect beginning to our run-away cation.

Deep in thought

Feetsie with no one else in sight- BEAUTIFUL

Goofball & Handsome

I'm sure he's thinking, "I can't believe I have twins"

Beautiful waves 

Its true, it's true!  And I'm proud of it!

After a few hours of playing on the beach, we headed back to our room.  Our room was located in the perfect spot to watch the sun set over the beach.  We decided to order room service and sit on our patio and soak it all in.  Joe mixed us up a couple rum and cokes, we put our feet up, and enjoyed the view.  Shortly after, our food arrived.  We enjoyed a private ocean side feast: crab cakes, calamari, chicken, mashed potatoes, and fresh veggies.  It was perfect.

Mmmm Calamari

Our room service feast 

Feet up at sunset- can you ask for more?

I've always wondered how he sees the world

It wasn't long after dinner, that the sun began to set.  It was absolutely beautiful.  The sunset must have brought out the sillies in us.  We set the camera on the table and ran into its view, more times than I will admit.  We were trying to take pictures of us jumping in mid air, hand stands, and just being goofy.  I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.  It was JUST what we needed.

Trying to show Ryder WHERE the sunset is... lol

Joe trying to be as good at making pics as I am... operative word: TRY

Yes, we are in love.  And Yes, we have a room!

Plotting our next picture

Grass

Do you think you can jump?

Yeah, I can jump!!

Handstand... by WHO?

Needless to say, our first night was perfect!  On Saturday morning, I woke up at 5:30am, just like I do at home.  I tried to go back to sleep, but that was impossible.  It seems my body THINKS I should continue to get up at 5:30, even when I'm not "on duty".  Damn.  For the first time in a long time, I enjoyed a quiet morning with a book.  Awe, silence is golden.  Shortly after, Joe got up.  We picked up breakfast and sat on the edge of the cliff outside our room and soaked in the ocean air.  After breakfast, we packed up the backpack and headed out.  We noticed a cool bridge on the drive in, so we walked along the train tracks in hopes of getting to cross the bridge.  

The foggy seaside in the morning 

Beautiful oceanside

Traintrack

My MAN, walking the tracks.

walking AROUND the tracks ;)

Our hike across the tracks ended up being much longer than we expected.  The bridge was cool and we  did quite a bit of exploring.  We thought we'd end up at the beach, but we never quite found the way.  So after hiking on foot for a couple hours, we headed back to the resort to get the car.

You can't look at him without smiling at those red glasses

Obligatory Photo Shot (Proof of my attendance)

Pretty cool flower we came across

A quick drive and we ended up at the "sunken ship".  We walked out on the pier and checked it out.  It was cool to see but the bugs were INSANE!  We stayed just long enough to take a few pics and watch some dolphins play.  

It's the sunken ship side

You can see 2 dolphins out in the water. :)

After trucking around all day, we headed back.  Exhausted.  We figured we could take a quick nap before we headed out for the evening.  Once again, my body did NOT get the memo that I was off duty.  Joe was out cold and I just could not sleep.  Even though I couldn't sleep, it was the most relaxing time of the trip.  I opened up our patio door and laid in bed.  You could feel the breeze sweeping through our room.  I could hear the waves crashing on the beach and could taste the salt in the air.  There is something so refreshing about being around the ocean.  It was so peaceful and so relaxing.  It was exactly what I needed.  I laid there for hours just thinking.  Just listening to the ocean.  I couldn't help but think how great it was to have time to think.  And just as any good mother would, I sat there thinking of my kids.  I couldn't help but think how much they would enjoy this vacation too.  I caught myself thinking of the kids and giggled.  It's only been a day and I'm already missing them, go figure.

After much relaxing, Joe and I decided we wanted to have a fire on the beach.  I've never had a beach bonfire before and as soon as I told Joe this, he was pretty determined that was our plan.  I was stoked.  We discovered that the hotel would arrange it for us.  PERFECT!  They even pick you up in a golf cart.  At 5:30 pm, the front desk called us and told us our golf cart was on its way.  The plan was to watch the sun set on the beach.  They picked us up, and we headed to the beach.  When we got there, they had set up chairs around the fire ring.  On the chairs was a little white box with wooden sticks.  We opened the box to find all the fixings for S'mores.

Golf Cart Ride- yeeeeha

Our bonfire prepared: wood, chairs, water, and s'mores!

That's Right...S'MORES!!!!

Happy Pyro People

Enjoying our beach fire

Roasting marshmellows

This is the ONLY way to make S'mores... heat the chocolate on the ring :)

Makes the BEST smokes

2 happy, smore eatin', fire makin' smiley peeps.

Cuddles <3 <3 <3

Our last night in Seascape, ended up being a blast!  After we finished up our bonfire, we went to a local pizza place and picked up a pizza.  While we waited, we had a Mrs. PacMan competition...which I won (Okay, I won ONE game- but whatever!).  I couldn't have asked for a better and more fun trip.  I truly couldn't have asked for a better vacation.  It was very relaxing, yet filled with a lot of laughter.  It's true what they say, "Laughter is good for the soul." We woke up Sunday morning and we couldn't wait to get home to the kids!  We packed up like a tornado was coming, enjoyed one last visit to the beach, and headed home.  

Joe busting a move on pacman. Tongue out.

Last cuddle at the beach before we leave

If you have never planned a "run-away" cation, I highly recommend it.  It doesn't matter where you go or what you do.  It only matters WHO you are with.  You could put me in a card board box with my husband for the weekend, and we would FIND a way to make it fun.  So, if you've really managed to read all of this, stop.  Go pick a date on your calendar and plan yourself a "run away" cation!