Ahhhh...that was nice!

Chris and I really haven't travelled much as a couple. Heck, we didn't even go on a honeymoon (we had to find a place to LIVE!). This summer, I was DETERMINED to take short trip somewhere. I didn't care where or when...just needed to go. Unfortunately, things at Chris' store have been topsy-turvy all summer and he hasn't been able to take a real vacation, but he did manage to switch a few days out with another manager in order to get away this past weekend. So maybe we spent more than I'm usually comfortable with, but we have managed to pay down a lot of debt lately and I considered this a reward, late Father's Day and late Anniversary all rolled into one. We left Friday morning and checked into the Gaylord Texan Resort and Spa. It quickly became evident that we don't do this often enough as I tried to reign in the excitement when we walked in - Cole started jumping around and screaming out everything we encountered - "Mirror!", "Chair!", "TV!". Poor deprived children...we don't have that stuff back at the homestead, I guess. After settling in our room (and by settling I mean pushing every button, opening and closing every door and flushing the toilet repeatedly), we took the boys around to look at everything...the landscaping, the train exhibit, the artists, etc.










We changed out of our "driving clothes", had our family picture taken and had dinner at Texan Station (one of the restaurants inside the resort). During dinner, Caleb asked why we didn't have the food delivered to our room...afterall, that's what "fancy" people do. We had a good giggle at that! Afterwards, we enjoyed more strolling artists and then went outside to watch the fireworks show over Lake Grapevine. The Gaylord shuffles all the viewers to the top deck of the parking garage and had a DJ there playing music that was synchronized with the show. Pretty nifty.













We then went back to the room and acted like "fancy" people...yep, we ordered room service. It was the best six-dollar-a-slice cake I've ever had. We waited up and made sure that our friends Stefan and Nancy made it there and then tried to smother the excitement enough to sleep.




Saturday morning brought more adventure...Chris and Stefan took off golfing at the Dallas Cowboys Golf Club, and I drove a few minutes down the road to meet Sarah and Steven so they could have a day of fun with the boys. Once back, Nancy and I went shopping at Grapevine Mills and then to Relaché Spa at the resort. Niiiiice. The report is that the smaller Gann's enjoyed putt-putt golf, go-cart racing, games, Pei Wei, and some time at the lake with Aunt Sarah and Uncle Steven. No pics of that yet, but I'm sure there will be some interesting ones later!



That evening, we went "grown-up-fancy" and enjoyed dinner at Old Hickory Steakhouse at the Gaylord.











Afterwards, we got comfy (read: t-shirt for the pregnant mommy and flip-flops for me!) and strolled around the rest of the resort. Had to squeeze in a little exercise after over-indulging! ;)





But, all good things must come to an end...we checked out Sunday morning and met Sarah and Steven at Olive Garden for lunch and kid exchange. Enjoy the pictures by Cole...






PS - I have a lot more pictures...if you want to see more and you're on Facebook, check them out. Will upload there next.