| | Well, another vacation week is almost gone. Ive had a really great time this year..and it gives me hope for future vacations!
We did get to go to the Holiday Inn over night, many thanks to everyone who kept their fingers crossed for me. As circumstances would have it though, my neighbor got a new job so we had to go on Monday & we had to be back at an ungodly hour Tuesday morning (by a quarter till 8 ewwww) - even so, Id do it again in a heartbeat!
I managed to keep it from Storm & it was a HUGE surprise. I gave him printed off driving directions - with a final address, but no name attached to it. So he knew about where he was going, but not specifically. So we pull into this Mariot & hes like "Is it at a Mariot?" & I said "Umm no, actually its the Holiday Inn" to which he said that the Holiday Inn was up the road a piece. Map quests directions arent always that great - and he mentioned that this particular hotel always comes up as being right AT the airport.. and its obviously not.
So we pull in & he is still confused.. asking if we're seeing a band or if theres some sort of "lecture" (He was thinking maybe some kind of art class or lecture). So he parks & I turn to him & tell him "I got us a room" and he looks a little amused for a second (Because Im very much the type that would do something like that - even if it was only for a couple of hours) & I said "for overnight". OMG he was SO shocked. He said "No WAY!" lol . So I explained that the last time we had done this (back when he got home from Bosnia) it hadnt gone as well as wed both hoped (we had some issues at the time because he had been gone so long.. I didnt feel nearly as comfortable with him as I should have & a few things happened that made it really more of a bad memory than a good one) so I wanted to try it again, and make some newer, better memories.
He teared up. It was so sweet LOL. He was totally wowed & shocked...and I was pleased as punch that I managed to get it all together & surprise him with it. We did some running around - just hitting some shops..than had dinner at the Asiana (a chinese place we both love) .. went back to the hotel & went swimming - man the water was COLD - had a hot shower together & then generally just hung out & talked & enjoyed each others company. He gave me a card with a written (typed lol) letter inside that just melted my icy little heart!
My birthday (Nov 6 - Thursday) was great.. Storm had flowers delivered (OMG theyre SOOO pretty! have to get a pic) and he got me a new digital camera! I loveeeeee it.. its teeny tiny for my little hands and has all kinds of nifty settings & such. I havent even gotten to play with it that much yet, but its da bomb! Now I can give my crappy old one to the kids to use! Our anniversary was low key (Yesterday.. Nov 7) but the whole week has just been so fantastic with him being home & us spending so much time together that low key was so totally fine.
Today we have to hit the library & Storm has to get his work clothes ironed & such to get ready to go back to work Monday. Sure is going to seem odd not having him around again! |
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