Jeffrey and I decided that for our ten year anniversary that we should take a trip together...just us...so off we went to Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Now, I have never left my kids for more than a night or two to stay with grandparents on a weekend, so I already knew this would be difficult for me. I didn't know just how hard it would be. Don't get me wrong, I loved every minute spent with Jeffrey at the beach. In my head I kept telling myself that we deserved this time together, but I felt like a piece of me was missing all week. I'd be sitting on the beach looking at all the beautiful scenery that God had put before me to see...then a little kid would go running by and all I could think of was how much fun Nathan and Lacey would be having there. We'd go to a restaurant for dinner and my eyes would automatically shift to the kid's menu because I'd think to myself, "Alright, what will the kids eat?" and then I was reminded they weren't there.
Thankfully, my kids have wonderful grandparents who agreed to split the week up and watch them for us while we were gone. I'm so grateful to them for doing this. Turns out, the kids had a wonderful week spent with them and I know the grandparents treasured their time with them as well.
Jeffrey and I agreed that we will never leave them again for that length of time. Ever. You can count on it.
Here is one of the pictures of us taking an evening walk on the beach - love the sunset behind us!
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