Marriage Get Away

Tyler and I had a great weekend together! We left Friday after work to go to Ohio for a church conference over the weekend. Just the two of us! Although it's not the beach and palm trees, it's always great to go on a mini adventure! I think there is SO much value in getting away from your day to day life with your spouse - even if it's only an hour or so away! Just time to be away and together. For some reason there is something stuck in a lot of our heads that in order for it to be a "get away" it's going to cost a lot of money, use up vacation time at work, and be planned out in advance. If this were true, we would only go on trips once a year... if that! haha. I don't know about you, but I love staying in a hotel that I don't have to clean and eating out every night, not having to cook and clean up dinner! When I'm at home I feel guilty for watching too much t.v. when there is a sink full of dishes and laundry to do. So having the weekend to spend reserved, quality time with my husband and not worrying about what else I have to get done is so refreshing! Not only was it refreshing to spend time together without responsibilities, but it was refreshing for our souls to worship Jesus together at the Kingdom Pursuit conference we attended over the weekend. We learned a lot through great teachings, received some amazing prayer and words from the Lord. It made it 10 times better that we were experiencing it all together. It's not the same experiencing those things alone and then trying to explain it all to your husband/wife when you get home! Tyler and I also just had simple fun together visiting Jungle Jim's World Market for the first time and eating out at different restaurants! I think when you're on the road together it makes life seem more simple. You're not worried about the bills waiting at home, cleaning, or feeding the pets. We just live in the moment and make memories! Now my head feels clear after our little get away and I'm ready to take on the work week! - A very short work week that ends with shopping and pie, that is! 😉

Challenge: For those of you who are married, I would love for you to experience a mini get away together! Just the two of you! It could be staying at a hotel downtown or a day trip to somewhere new! Let me know if you do it and what the experience was like!