This past weekend was exactly what Dan and I needed. We can't even remember the last time we left town simply to take a trip to relax and enjoy being together. That is what happens when you forget to put experiences on top of your important list and let work, saving money and life pile on top of you. Getting away was especially what I needed. And away I went. From work, my blog, our tiny town, cooking, away from it all!
The hardest part was being even minutes away from our pugs. My mom so kindly offered to watch them while we were away (we wouldn't have left, otherwise) but saying goodbye was emotional for me. We had only left Lucy once when she was little to visit Dan's parents up near Memphis and had never been away from Pippa the whole year we have had her. Absolutely nothing could compare to the feeling of coming home to them.
Aside from being painfully pug-free, those three days that we had back in my home town near Dallas gave us some of the most wonderful memories we'll ever have. Days that would have been spent at home, watching Netflix while eating another roast chicken sitting in pajamas. It is such a welcome change of pace when you can just experience something different every now and then. Even though it was a familiar area for us, it felt completely new since we have traveled so little together.
We stayed with my Granminnie in Fort Worth and I will forever treasure the wonderful visit we had. She is undoubtedly the most positive influence in my life. I think you can never be thankful enough for the people you encounter that lift you up instead of being a hovering cloud.
We spent our weekend shopping, delighting in non-paleo foods at wonderfully non-paleo restaurants and enjoyed an overcast day at the Fort Worth Zoo on Sunday. Other highlights included getting to spend half a day with a dear friend I hadn't seen in years, Italian fine dining one night out with my hilarious aunt and uncle and befriending the most darling cosmetics consultant on the Boots brand aisle in Target. The whole weekend, with the weather to our events just felt peaceful. It felt like a giant exhale we had been holding in from just waiting for a chance to experience something new.
And as most of you know, no matter how exciting a vacation can be, you are always happy to be home and to sleep in your own bed (in our case, a bed with pugs). I have a lot of work to catch up on and I am so looking forward to our Texas weather finally getting cooler!
I hope you all had a lovely weekend, as well. Goodnight! :)
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