Getaway!

Since Ethie was gone for most of Christmas break, James and I decided to go somewhere just the two of us!  It was the first time we'd left Lilah overnight and been alone together since she was born.  It was obviously a little bit hard to leave her, but thankfully Dad, Jeanette, Nathan, and Scotty were all willing to take good care of her and I didn't (mostly) worry a bit!  Come to find out, she was totally happy and didn't even miss us (Thanks, you guys! :)

And we had such a good time!  I got a groupon for the Brasstown Valley Resort in north Georgia, so we got to stay at a cute little cottage up in the mountains.  The lodge was still decorated Christmasy and it was so beautiful!

James relaxing (finally!!!)

Fun little gingerbread house display



There was a turtle theme... they were everywhere

It got super cold all of a sudden, so it was fun to cuddle up in the cottage.  We also took advantage of the heated pool and hot tub and played some ping-pong and air hockey.  We also found a yummy restaurant with good southern food right across the street.  And the next morning they had an amazing breakfast buffet at the lodge.  Yum!

But the best part was probably the 2-hour horseback ride!  James really wanted to do this (I was voting for the massage, but he would have not enjoyed it, can you believe it?) but I'm glad we did it!  I was super sore, no lie, but it was beautiful riding through the mountains on quiet trails and very relaxing.  So glad James talked me into it and that we got to spend so much quality time together!

At the stables

Just a little bit scared

Hottie on a horse (above)





Beautiful!

Ah, even our horses like each other :)