Our Anniversary Getaway

This past Friday, Brian and I left town around 1pm and headed up the Wine Trails just north and East of Erie in North East, PA. We didn't return until around 2pm on Sunday, and we had the most incredible time together. It was so peaceful and romantic and just the perfect way to celebrate five years of marriage. It is so easy in our crazy, hectic weeks to go days without really having a full conversation. Our lives are filled with quick kisses and a "make sure you do ____ for the kids," in between jobs and activities. It was a great delight to have 48 consecutive hours together alone. We spent a good deal of money to make this weekend happen, and we would do it again in a heartbeat. (We may already be discussing ideas for our ten year anniversary.) We know that weekends like the one we just experienced are rare, but also so important. And we know they will be easier to make happen once the kids get older. For now, we are holding tight to our great memories from the past weekend. Here are some pictures from our awesome weekend. :)

I started off the weekend early by sending Brian a balloon bouquet at work the Thursday before our anniversary. Note to every female coworker he has: He is totally taken. ;) lol

The cute computer background I found waiting for me when I got home from work on Thursday night. :)

The gorgeous, long stem roses Brian had waiting for me in our suite at the B&B. I love pink roses!

All dressed up for a fancy dinner in my new, smaller dress from White House Black Market. Thanks, Christi, for helping me get into shape!

After dinner selfie on the night of our anniversary. Filet Mignon is delicious!

Our king sized bedroom with a built in fireplace. :)

Whirlpool bathtub. :) We had a sitting room, too, but I forgot to photograph that.

Wine sippy cups do exist. :)

Best selfie of the whole trip. Wine tasting is fun. :)

Our haul from the wineries. (We also bought two additional bottles as gifts.) I think we visited about a dozen wineries total.

All of the cards and gifts from our fifth anniversary. We are very blessed.

We both agreed that we really do love being married. Our favorite part? The fact that we can dress it up like we did for our anniversary dinner but then run home and get in our sweats faster than you can count to ten so we can be "comfy." We also both enjoy the fact that we love sports and just enjoy sitting back and watching college football on Saturdays when the kids are napping. And the biggest thing we love? The fact that we share our Catholic faith. That's pretty darn cool.