5th Anniversary Celebration

With this year being our 5th anniversary and since we haven't had a real vacation since our honeymoon, we originally planned to go big and travel abroad somewhere. But with our goal of working toward being debt free, we decided to reallocate the funds and plan a budget friendly staycation! All we wanted to do was relax, and we thought we could do that anywhere. So we headed to East Texas to our favorite local getaway.

We arrived late Thursday night and pretty much unpacked and went to bed.

Friday morning...

...we ate breakfast here...

...and then drove into Tyler to see a movie. After the movie, I had scheduled to get a haircut and a mani/pedi here...

This year, I decided to keep the length and go with some long layers. My usual haircut routine is to get it cut short and then let it grow out until I get sick of it and cut it short again.

After pic...

While I was doing that, Josh headed back to lake to fish.

Downtown Ben Wheeler...

We had an early dinner here...

Dessert...yummy.

Finished off the night with a movie and a glass of wine.

Saturday morning breakfast. Staying true to form, there isn't just orange juice in those glasses :)

Sunday, Josh's mom and aunt celebrated their big 50! They had a huge party planned Saturday night so we joined in the fun!

Double Trouble at about 5 years old...

Lookin' good at 50 :)

Sunday was our day to just lay around and relax. We did get out that afternoon to go to lunch at the bakery, as the final birthday activity.

Josh fished some and I worked on putting a slideshow together of the birthday bash!

Monday, our last day, we slept in and then ate lunch at the bakery (again!) on our way out.

The Treehouse. This was our home during our stay!

This trip was much needed and very satisfying. It wasn't possible without the help of the Lloyd family and my mom for watching the girls while we were gone. And of course Bonnie and Eddie for making it all happen for us by providing the house and the best hospitality.

After 5 years, I couldn't be happier getting to spend each day with such a loving man that provides so much for me and our family. To me, our marriage, our relatioship, has been all I could have ever imagined one should be. Solid. Easy. Safe. Comfortable. Full of laughter. Sweet. Friendly. Passionate. Unwavering.

I just think about how fast these first 5 years have come and gone and I'm so excited about what is to come for us. We have a lot to look forward to and I couldn't be more proud of who I get to share and experience it all with. Love my husband :)