Usually this blog is all about our girls, our family and what we've all been up to. This one is just about Jen and I. Friday the 7th was our 5th anniversary. Our families both have lots of strong marriages, from our parents, to our grandparents, to aunts, uncles and more. There are dozens that have lasted years, decades and even lifetimes, so our little 5 year mark kind of pales in comparison to many of those and might not be a real big deal to many people, but to us it was. Raising 2 wonderful daughters, 5 great years of marriage, working hard towards getting our very own house, 10 years of memories together and a lifetime more to come. We love what we've got and to me that's something to celebrate!
We decided to do just that by going away for a night, just the two of us. Something we haven't done in a long time. We occasionally go out to dinner or off for a day trip by ourselves or even get to have a great weekend like we did for Jason's wedding without the girls but it's never just us. There's always kids, family, friends etc around, which is the way we like it, but we decided we should have a night every 5 years for just us so I surprised Jen with a night away at the Samoset Resort up in Rockland, Maine. The unseasonable record warmth almost made it feel like a summer weekend, even on the ocean. We had a nice ride up with the windows and sunroof open on a beautiful day, a great stay with amazing scenery and food at the hotel and then took our time returning home and looking for lighthouses along the way, even though after about 24 hours away we were really missing the girls and just wanted to get home. It really was a perfect weekend for us.
A little bit on each lighthouse we visited can be found by clicking the name here. The Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse was the one right outside the hotel. The Owls Head Lighthouse is apparently the most haunted lighthouse either in Maine or the US, not sure which. We didn't know that at the time and everything went just fine. Marshall Point Lighthouse was the third stop and you might recognize it if you've ever seen Forrest Gump. I guess it's the one he ends his cross country run at, although I don't remember it. Now I'll have to watch the movie again. Our final stop was Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, which is the one depicted on the Maine state quarter and is one of the most famous/visited lighthouses in New England.
A little bit on each lighthouse we visited can be found by clicking the name here. The Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse was the one right outside the hotel. The Owls Head Lighthouse is apparently the most haunted lighthouse either in Maine or the US, not sure which. We didn't know that at the time and everything went just fine. Marshall Point Lighthouse was the third stop and you might recognize it if you've ever seen Forrest Gump. I guess it's the one he ends his cross country run at, although I don't remember it. Now I'll have to watch the movie again. Our final stop was Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, which is the one depicted on the Maine state quarter and is one of the most famous/visited lighthouses in New England.
That said, if you want to see some pictures from this little trip you can click right here. If you don't, check back soon. There will be updated pictures of Emily's TWO teeth and her new and improved crawling video. Brooke is loving her dance classes and Jen likes her job, although there won't be many pictures of that. We need to go pumpkin and apple picking, the weather is great for hiking and Halloween is just around the corner so there are plenty of photo ops coming up. But for today it's just Jen and I, so check it out or check back soon. Bye for now!
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