Monday, July 21, 2008

Off to Vancouver BC we go.........................

This last weekend, Ty and I decided to get away. We had been through a lot of hard stuff in the last month and needed some time just the two of us to relax and enjoy one another. We dropped Issy off at my parents and headed north to Canada. It had been since we were both little since we had been there so neither one of us remembered Vancouver at all.
We enjoyed the car ride up just talking and excited for the next couple of days. When we got to our hotel, it was on the water. Ty booked us a very nice room at the Westin Bayshore there.
Our view from our room

That night we got there we just ordered in and hung out with one another. We woke up Friday morning and were planning on going to this place called Playland but when we drove by it looked really cheap for the price there were charging to get in. When then drove back to their big park in Vancouver called Stanley Park. We drove around the park and decided to go to the Aquarium there in the park. It was amazing and like triple the size of the Seattle Aquarium. There were so many amazing animals and fish. Here are some cool shots Ty got.



We then headed to Robson street which is a big shopping area in Vancouver. We walked around the shops and ate some dinner and just enjoyed the beautiful weather there. We ended our day by driving up Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver. There were beautiful houses and it was a fun little drive. When we got to the top, there was this cool park called Capilano Park so we got out of the car to walk around. We discovered this beautiful river and amazing dam there. We walked around, took pictures and laughed so hard just enjoying each others company. You know how people say there are moments in a marriage where you fall in love all over again. This was one of those moments for us. It was the first time in months Ty and I were both so relaxed and not stressed about something.Saturday morning, we slept in and then got up and got ready and checked out of our hotel room. We stopped at some outlets in Canada before heading home to the good old U S of A.It was so nice to get out of town for a couple of days with my amazing husband! We were able to figure out a lot of things about our future and what we want to move forward with as a family.:)

6 comments:

Matt said...

Sounds like a really great trip. I'm no marriage counselor, but it makes sense to me that being alone together, having fun w/ no stress would lead to a happy marriage.

I've also heard that having pictures of really good-looking / rich athletes on your blog helps make a happy marriage as well!

PS - you said "damn"

Paige said...

Sounds like a trip well needed! I'm glad you had a great time. Love all the pictures.....

Mara said...

I'm so glad you had a great trip...I know you've had a hard couple of months. Look forward to hanging with you guys at the beach this week! Love, Mara

SusGus said...

Glad you guys got away! You both look so relaxed, you definitely needed it. -Susannah

Simon Tribe -ooh ha haa said...

Yay for a fun & successful weekend date! It's so nice to hear you enjoyed each other's company so much. That's AWESOME. Every couple needs those rejuvenating experiences! What a blessing you were able to have one, especially after a rough, stressful time period. Great pictures, as always. You and Ty make a great team. :)

The Reynolds Family said...

What a fun impromptu vacation! I'm so glad you were able to just get away after these past few months..you deserve it! You two are so great!