our first overnight since becoming a mommy & daddy

one month ago...DECEMBER 27th & 28th...Eric and I went on our first overnight date KID-LESS since becoming a mommy & daddy in march of 2008... ugh I know I must sound like a horrible wife. but really it is a tough thing to do when...

{here is my list of excuses}

1. you breastfeed 2 babies 1 year each... equally 2 years.

2. I was pregnant with {colton} when ashlyn was 9 months old... and i still nursed for 3 months of my pregnancy.

3. i have a hard time leaving them anyway....

oh who am i kidding i just was not ready~ haha!

So for Christmas 2009 Ken and Michelene gave us a gift certificate to the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay. We were elated cause this was where we wanted to get married... only problem was that their "best room" for the reception held 185 people and we needed a venue that held 300+ so we passed and have never looked back but it is still near and dear to our hearts.

So off we went on december 27th... we scoped out the hotel trying to figure out exactly where we wanted to stay... did we want a fire pit room... ocean view... we wanted to maximize our money...

so we decided a room that overlooked the ocean and their christmas tree... we are such saps for the holidays... we love Christmas!

we rearranged the furniture and set up a little app station with a bottle water for eric and a glass of wine for me! we just relaxed and then laughed at the silence! we missed the kids already and the sun was not down... ugh oh...

we headed to dinner after we watched the sunset! 

when we came back to the room we discovered that the hotel has a spot light on the ocean so you can see it at night... we really enjoyed that! 

then we headed down to the firepits~ hung out listening to the waves, drinking our coffee, talking about our beautiful children and making plans for our future!

next day we were eager to get home but wanted to enjoy "our" time together... went for a walk on the ground before we left. 

then headed down town. we loved walking in the speciality cooking shops... another love of ours. found a perfect sandwich shop. at another uninterrupted meal. pick up coffee's. felt our first rain drop and headed home. it was amazing. i loved the time we go tot spend together. and we had perfect weather too!  

Thank you mom and dad! Our overnight was great! love you! 

and ps: ash & colt we missed you badly!