Stone Mountain

For our 10 year anniversary, Stephen planned a fun little getaway for the two of us.  I'm really weird, in that I don't want us to fly/go too far away without the kiddos.  Our kids are at those ages where they are big enough to do a lot, but still too little to understand what can happen to them if/when they get into something they shouldn't.  Plus, 3 kids 6 and under is a lot for anyone to have to watch.  So... sweet Stephen planned an overnight at the Marriott hotel at nearby Stone Mountain!  He arranged it for my sister and fam to come down Saturday afternoon to watch our kiddos.  He made dinner reservations and had activities planned.

We couldn't have asked for better weather!  We headed there Saturday afternoon to hike the mountain.  It was about 65 degrees and perfectly sunny.  The hike up was fun, but once we were at the top, we realized we needed to hurry to get down, to our car, checked in, showered, and to dinner.  We ran almost the whole way down, then we had a mile to go to where we parked. (Doh!)

 Anyways, we made it to the hotel and made good time.  We were upgraded to a really nice suite (I'm telling you, these upgrades are fantastic!  Thanks, Stephen's work!) with a beautiful view of the lake.

We got dressed and headed to The Melting Pot, our traditional anniversary dinner spot.  We both saved up room and barely ate all day, knowing we would eat a lot that night.  O.M.G.  We were both in a food coma.  It was so much food!  It was DELICIOUS, but so much.  I really could go for the bread/cheese and the dessert, and skip the other stuff. ;)

Sunday morning, we went for a 3 mile run around the mountain, then ate breakfast at the restaurant at the hotel.  Not too much later, we headed back home to our sweet kiddos.

It was a great getaway, and a perfect way for us to celebrate!