road trip!

When we got married a little more than 10 months ago, Ben & I decided we would delay our honeymoon in order to save some money and really figure out where we wanted to go. September is not the ideal time for going anywhere with a beach due to hurricanes, and we knew we wanted the beach. So, we waited until the end of June and decided to go to Myrtle Beach, SC. I'd been numerous times as a child but Ben had never gone there before and we thought would be a great combination of relaxation and having something to do.

We stopped to visit some family in Pennsylvania on our way down. It wasn't exactly on the way so to speak, but any chance to be near those beautiful farms and the fresh air that I get, I take.

After a couple restful nights with family, our drive began again. This drive was much longer, but it landed us happily on the beach at the end of the day. We stayed at this great resort with many different hotels on it. We loved it. We spent our days at the beach or the pool, followed by dinner and mini golf and a return trip to the beach. It was so hot that our return trips at night were definitely the most enjoyable because we got some relief from the very high temperatures combined with humidity.

We really loved our vacation, and even planned another while we were there (not to Myrtle, but where we want to go next). We got to spend so much time together without distractions, and I know we need to make more of those moments here at home. It can be so hard sometimes in the busyness of life to just sit and enjoy each others company and talk, but it's so important! We made goals together, plans, talked about what was next, and just had so much fun. I made a lot of other goals while we were away, too and I'll share those tomorrow.

For rest and no distractions.