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atlantic city vacation
nick and i have always been independent of our families and enjoyed living far away from home. once mariah came along, we started to want our folks around more often so they could see our little one grow. and now we want them close so we can get a break and have time to ourselves every now and again. (of course, all the while giving them the joy of precious mariah time)
it’s harder than i thought it would be to not have family around when you have kids. paying for babysitters, or feeling guilty leaving our daughter with child-less friends keeps us from going out as much as we should.
while we were in virginia for my brother’s wedding in august, nick and i decided to take a mini vacation and leave mariah with her yaya and pappy. best. decision. ever.
three nights away from everything, sleeping in, eating delicious food, laying on the beach all morning, napping in the afternoon…all with my wonderful husband. it was more than i could ask for! i left that vacation feeling truly relaxed. we’ve traveled so many places since mariah’s been born, but traveling with her makes things more stressful for me. this time was a true vacation!
i went through a little phase in august where i didn’t want to pick up my camera (i hit those funks every once in awhile). we didn’t take many photos because i wanted to soak it all in – without the big black box in my face. but today as i finally got around to editing the photos, i was reminded of how peaceful and relaxing that time was. i got a little piece of vacation all over again.
and finally, a close up of me straight out of the camera. nick likes to zoom in too close to my face for photos sometimes, and normally i HATE the way they turn out (there are some things i want to fix here, however, i refrained). but here i am, no edits, up close and personal. vacation must have been good to me.
