Babymoon "Chillcation"

We just came back from a night away!  Since I've been on bed rest, our grand intentions of doing one last trip late August/September, have been dashed.  We don't really have the money for something extravagant anyways (I had been thinking San Francisco, or even Seattle), so the decision was not too disappointing.  Still, I wanted to do something small just the two of us. 

One night away was really not enough, but we made the best of it, and it will do for now.  Maybe we'll have a chance to sneak away for a weekend later on.  For now, we decided to just head 45 minutes away to the tourist seaside town of Parksville.  We stayed at an older resort on the ocean.  Since I couldn't really beachcomb, we brought the wheelchair and DH pushed me around the perimeter of the grounds (and through a gravel path to the beach lookout - not the best idea, haha).  We ate dinner overlooking the ocean as the sunset.  We spent a lot of time just sleeping and lazing in the king size bed.  Then today we headed to Coombs, which is a cheesy tourist attraction with goats that live on the roof of a market.  Again DH pushed me around and we bought some fun toys and decor for the nursery.  Then we headed home.  It was lovely and just what we needed for a little pick-me-up refresher for now. 

Here are some pictures to enjoy from our trip! 

Grabbing a coffee (and showing off 25week belly)

Resort by the by, complete with kayaks and canoes (we didn't use this time)

Resort room (with a jacuzzi tub in the bathroom)

My trusty steed

View of the bay

Chillin'

Coffee and breakfast

Coombs - Goats on the Roof (you can sort of make them out but they are tiny)

Inside the market

Toy purchases

The find of the day - for the nursery :)

I really wanted to get a picture of DH and I together, but since we were alone for the most part, we didn't think of it.  But there is a snapshot of our time away!


P.S. I'm working on setting up a new blog!  I'm stuck thinking of the right name for it, but I hope to get it up and running soon.  I still will continue to blog about infertility here, but for a while I've wanted to start another blog to share with friends and family about life here on Vancouver Island.  I'll keep you posted.