For our anniversary Peter and I took our first trip away. We spent two whole entire days without Clara Jane! My mom generously volunteered to come to our house and spend the weekend with Clara so that we could get away! I owe her a major shout out for this, as we had a wonderful time.
I did, however realize several things on our weekend away. The first of which was that we both missed her as much as we enjoyed our time away. That was a strange and unexpected feeling. Don't get me wrong, I was prepared to miss her but I couldn't help feeling the entire time like I had forgotten something.
I also realized that I still love cooking. I miss the enjoyable parts of cooking so much! These days, it feels so much more like a task- something we need to do merely for survival, and not as much for enjoyment. We spent two days in a cabin in Poudre Canyon north of Ft. Collins and were totally free! The first night we made seared chicken breasts stuffed with ham, swiss and garden greens. They were dusted with flour and parmesan, seared and baked. This is one of Peter's favorites. The next night we made chipoltle marinated steaks on the grill with green beans and goat cheese crustinis. The artistic process of meal planning and preparation is something that feels like such a luxury these days.
I was reminded as well, that Peter and I are still best friends. We could hardly believe that we could move at our own pace and set our own schedule those two days.
We cooked nice meals, didn't have to cut up small bites for Clara to throw on the floor, we were able to finish sentences, soak in the hot tub and look up at the stars, and go on a hike without worrying about diaper changes on the trail or feeding a fussy Clara cheerios. It was wonderful.
Here are some pictures as proof of our time away. It was renewing in every way, and come Sunday morning we were literally RACING to pack and get home to our little girl!
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