The time has finally come! I had a couple of hours today between my two jobs, so I decided to go ahead and blog about our little Valentine's getaway! We went to the fabulous town of Branson, MO! If you haven't been there, I highly recommend it! It has a little bit of everything...shopping, shows, water parks, amusement parks, museums, etc. We stayed there two nights and did a little bit of everything. We ate some amazing food, saw a comedy show, shopped until we dropped, and went to an indoor water park. My hubby was NOT excited about the indoor water park, but it turned out wonderful! It was right next door to our hotel and had two slides, a lazy river, and several hot tubs. It was SO fun to be inside playing in the water when it was snowing and 20 degrees outside! : ) If you don't want picture overload, just skip to the very bottom. Overload commencing now:
The roads on the way to Branson.
We made it!
Testing my passion factor? Haha! (Yes, we really did it.)
The next morning, we ate at this amazing little restaurant for breakfast!
Justin's breakfast!
My breakfast...just look at those amazing biscuits!
Stuffed like turkeys.
Shopping at Branson Landing.
Big Cedar Lodge...so beautiful.
Black light golfing.
The morning that we were heading home, we woke up to this!
We were thrilled!! 5-6 inches of snow!
Snowball fight.
"It's...so...cold." Haha!
Stopping at Steak 'n Shake on the way home. Our first time eating there.
Can I just say...YUMMMMM!! : )
The roads on the way home.
Hands at 10 and 2.
This looks safe. Notice the tire tracks. Yikes.
Yes, that would be MY husband. Haha.
Snow ball throw success.
Driving home.
7 hours to get to Branson, 12 hours to get home. Oh snow.
All in all, it was a wonderful getaway. Other than it taking double the time to drive home, we had a blast. I really think we stopped at 7-8 gas stations on the way home. Driving 30 miles an hour makes me have to pee a lot! Haha! We are just thankful that God kept us safe! We definitely plan to have getaways more often, especially before we have kids! Going on vacation with the one you love is just icing on the cake of marriage! : )
I'm off to work again! Hope y'all have had a great day!
Love, love!
59 comments:
I love it!! Next time you bring me!
It's so nice you guys just took off for the weekend! We don't do that often enough!
Love your pictures!!! You guys are adorable! Glad you both enjoyed time away together!
I've been wanting to take a little trip to Branson! I went once as a kid and had so much fun, and I think it'd be such a nice trip for David and I now. I'll have to show him this post!
You two are too cute! It looks like you had a blast! I would love to be in a hot tub about now!!
great pictures!! looks like an amazing time!
I keep hearing rumblings about indoor water parks and I think I need to be at one right now... preferably with a cake pop in hand (or cake ball)
When I visited my bestie in Cincinnati, we went to Steak n Shake every night. People accused me of causing them to get fat... psshhh no chance.
What did you score on the love machine?!
I went to Branson about 3 summers ago with my aunt/uncle/cousin! We stayed at Big Cedar! So much fun! They go every year, (they live in Arkansas). I loved the lazy river and drinking pina coladas by the pool:-) Glad you guys got some time away; now I'm super jealous:-) xoxo
what is steak n shake?? I want to go....
Looks like so much fun!! minus the 12 hour drive home..holy goodness that is a long time.
xx
Awww I'm glad y'all had such a fun time!
Looks like a great trip! I was tentatively planning a trip to Branson a few years back for a family reunion but it got cancelled. Looks like a nice place!
Also, my first job was waitressing at a Steak 'N Shake in Florida when I was 16. I have eaten more S'NS than one should probably eat in a lifetime, but I love it! We don't have them in NYC and I miss it. :)
I'm glad you two had a fun little Valentine's getaway! Branson is definitely somewhere I wanna go!
FABULOUS! Sounds like a total blast =) The hubs and I have done blacklight golf before! and who doesn't love to wake up to a snow ball fight? hehe
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Jenn @ Peas & Crayons
looks like so much fun. definitely not photo overload :)
loving all those snowy pics!
So funny- my husband has the same Jeep sweatshirt, and he is obsessed with it!
steak and shake!?!? i have never heard of that! those biscits look yummmmmay!
i cant believe ya'll are still getting snow! it needs to go awayyy!!
sounds like u had a blast! i loved lookin at the pics!
xoxoxo
i've been waiting for this! what an awesome trip. you have the most gorgeous smile!
I've always heard that Branson is fun! You two are so cute. :)
i would've made another day out of that vacation if i woke up to snow...i cannnnnot drive in snow..i get sketched out if there is even a dusting! but i'm glad yall made it back safely and looks like a great little trip!
O.M.G. First of all, could you be cuter? I love your hair clip. When I come visit, let's do the mini golf thing...but not the driving 12 hours through snow thing (:
So glad you're back safely!!
you have such great pictures!!
first time eating at steak n shake... say what?!!! that's my FAVORITE!
I recognize that place! :) Took our boys there for Spring Break last year. And that was our FIRST Steak n Shake too!!
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I LOVE Branson! It so wholesome and fun. That breakfast looked AMAZING!
Great pictures, thanks for sharing! Looks like a wonderful trip. I bet it was a long drive home. Those roads looked horrible. So glad you all made it safely and had such a good time. Get in all the vacays you can before kids (TRUST ME)!!
I love Big Cedar Lodge, I have stayed there with my family a few times and it is gorgeous. Looks like yall had a great time.
Branson is cool! I live about 1 1/2 hrs from there. If you ever come in the summer, you should go to Silver Dollar City (or as we affectionately call it, Steal Your Dollar City... LOL) But the landing is awesome!
We live about 45 minutes from Branson and it's a great day trip for us! Fun shopping & great food...doesn't get much better! I agree, SDC is so much fun in the summertime...you should check it out next time!
And girl, Steak & Shake is our best friend! I don't think we'd survive without it!
Omgosh, I'm totally jealous of your trip it looked like so much fun! S&Shake is the best! Even when its cold I manage to get a shake there !
Looks like you guys had a great time!! I would have been SO scared on the road going back!! I hate driving/riding on snowy roads! So glad you made it safe. I love steak n shake! They have good frisco melt burgers! lol I haven't seen one out here in az though...it's all in n out burger here! You look so pretty in all of those pics!
That sounds like so much fun! As soon as I read this, I had a sudden itch to go to an indoor water park! That just sound SO perfect for this cold weather :-) The only problem is, we do have a two month old who can't really take part in those activities. So do enjoy your time together before those cute kiddos come along :)
Such a fun trip! I love these kinds.. the ones that stay with you forever!
ohhh GIRL, steak and shake is BAD NEWS BEARS!
I mean, yes it tastes yummy but it is so unhealthy! haha
also, I am cracking up at the "hands at 10 & 2" comment! looks like you guys had a blast!
It looks like you guys had such a good time. All that snow! I am so glad you guys made it home safe. Good job for you husband driving with his hands on 10 and 2. lol.
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Looks like a wonderful trip! Weekend getaways are the best...more refreshing to me than a big trip!
That looks like a fun vacay! Love all the pics! Yikes on the snow to drive in, glad you made it safely!
Hope you have a great weekend!
Maegan :)
That snow looks ridiculous... those biscuits look yummmmy... glad you guys had a good time!
great pictures! I totally agree, getaways are the icing....the best!
How sweet! Never been there before but looks like a blast. :)
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Nice Vacation and Great pictures!!!
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How cute!!! Loved all these pictures looks like you had an amazing time!!
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Petchie
How fun! I loved the picture overload- black light golfing? AMAZING, I would love to do that! We went to Bronson when I was 14 and went to the Dolly Parton dinner show and Silver Dollar City- SO fun, I loved it there!
What grown up little children you all are! I love it! I'm glad you made it back safe and sound. Vacations are fun, but it's always good to come back home :)
We looove Steak N Shake! Looks like a great getaway!! :-)
Looks like a lot of fun!!
I can't wait to be able to go on fun little vacations with my future husband! :)
This looks like a fun getaway. How nice to have a chance to just spend time together (and eat biscuits and gravy). Glad you made it home safely!
Oh SO much fun!! Too bad it took yall that long to get home. You two are absolutely adorable! I can't tell you the last time I actually had a good plate of biscuits and gray… Oooh girl, you're making me hungry! :)
Looks like so much fun!! I'm glad you made it back ok!
Oh, goshness those biscuits and gravy look delicious! I used to eat biscuits and gravy along with fried apples every weekend back when I was still living in Texas. I have yet to find good biscuits and gravy out in Los Angeles. :( I like all your pics!
That looks amazing!
xoxo
SC
how much fun - looks like you had a great time and i felt like i was watching a mini video reading all about your snow adventures. you two are just too cute - i love your sweet grin in all of the pictures. glad you had a nice vaca!
I've never been to Branson! My grandparents use to go quite often!
BRR!!! That is alot of snow! I'm glad y'all made it safely...and had a great time! :)
I love these pictures-they are so cute! Looks like y'all had a blast! Hope y'all had a fabulous weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather! xoxo
youre FIRST time at steak and shake?? oh my gosh!! i can't count the number of times i've eaten there! it is amazing!!
Looks like a fun trip!! xo
Looks like you had fun! :)
what a fun trip! that breakfast looks amazing.
Kum and Go stations always crack me up, too! I LOVE Branson and don't go near enough, especially since it's only about four hours away.
OMG!!! What a great weekend!!! Looks like it was a lot of fun! What on earth...never seen a Kum and Go station! And look at all that snow?!?! WOW!!! It's weird that its so warm down here in FL but there are still snow storms up north.
xoxo
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