Cori swept me away to historic Galena for a couple of days last week. We stayed overnight in a mansion that was built in the 1880's and which has been converted into a bed and breakfast. The room we had has a two story bathroom with a huge whirlpool up in the tower loft. It was such a relaxing celebration. We golfed on both days. We wandered through the boutique shops downtown. We ate lobster and steak at a fancy restaurant. We watched TV in fluffy white bath robes. Cori took me jewelry shopping in the Sundance catalogue via our lap top. We listened to Etta James and soaked in the whirlpool. For two days in a row, I did my hair on a day that wasn't a Sunday. (Sunday is the only day I manage to do anything with my hair it seems.) We slept in. We explored a ski resort and took a little hike to a look out over the Mississippi. We had hours of uninterrupted conversation. Then we hurried home to the kids whom we had missed quite a lot. Well done, Lovie. It was a perfect getaway.
The Claron Mansion. The whirlpool is at the top of that tower.
Downtown Galena
The Mississippi river from the Chestnut Mountain Resort
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Kyle is my sister-in-law's good friend from high school. He's a sweetie and we love his talented guts. Crazy small world.
I have been faithfully admiring your awesome pictures and blog via my google reader this whole time, so I apologize for a dearth of comments resulting from my laziness.
That sounds fantastic! I'm sort of disappointed that you didn't take a picture of the 2 story bathroom!!! That's something I didn't know existed. You're hubby sure knows how to please his woman! Well done, Cori.
Galena looks charming! The hotel stay sounded wonderful.
Oh, what a fantastic way to celebrate your anniversary! It looks absolutely beautiful-- I'm so glad you were able to go and have such a great time (and then get back to those adorable children of yours!).
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