Anniversary Glamping- Total Eclipse of the Heart

Last week on Sunday we woke up, packed up, and got up and left for our anniversary getaway (celebrating 7 years!).... with all three girls in tow. We didn't have anyone or anywhere for them to stay so they came with us. We went to Bear Lake and stayed in a "glamping" resort. (Glamorous camping.) The drive there was a few hours but it went okay. The place was awesome though. The tall canvas tent was great! There was a king bed and two twins with fluffy, clean white sheets. A trendy chair and some pillows and a vintage dresser and trunk. The girls got to work right away moving in to the tent. We had our own little camp fire and table space too. Down the path there was a huge place with fancy showers/bathrooms and a game tent. There is also a playground and some open tents with hammocks, couches, and tables to hang out with. They take you to your tent with your stuff on a golf cart. They come start your fire for you. They bring you extra wood whenever you need it. And there is an on site restaurant that was super nice. I'll admit, it was pretty great and I may never go normal camping again. ;) There are even more expensive fancy tents that have their own bathrooms! And covered wagons with beds too.

We went and had dinner at the restaurant and then played on the playground and hammocks for a while.

After all of that excitement, Rose went to sleep. The rest of us stayed outside the tent and played games, had our fire started and we roasted marshmallows. We told stories and once the sky grew completely dark we looked at the stars and searched for planets. Eventually the girls were about to fall asleep sitting there so it was easy to get them to bed. (It also didn't hurt that their beds were more comfortable than their beds at home.)

And then Buck and I sat back in the camping chairs, stared at the fire crackling, and we sighed. We both had had a hard time shaking off the tension we felt with having our girls with us. Originally, when we booked the tent, it was just suppose to be us and maybe Rose. It was hard to get out of that mentality of "couple time" to "family trip."  I mean, I went back and forth. Some moments I could get myself into the family mode, like around the camp fire telling stories. But I just kept thinking how great it would have been if they weren't there. Haha! I love them! But I also love Buck and we REALLY needed that time together and we didn't get it. I'm trying not to complain or whine too much. It was still a good trip and I'm blessed to have three girls stuck to me, but yeah. We've been so drained lately and a recharge together would have been great. I feel like I am not as connected to Buck lately. Or anyone for that matter. I'm just so tired a lot of the time.

But we stayed up and talked about some of our favorite memories together, which, a lot of those happen to be our getaways that we have successfully taken alone. But you know the worst part? On those alone trips we always missed the girls. You just can't win! HA

We all slept well that night and the girls even slept until 7:30, which felt like a win since it was light before that. We woke up slowly, ate some peaches, and then made our way to the restaurant again to eat breakfast, which was super good again.

Then we packed up and went to the playground to watch the big event of the solar eclipse. We weren't in the "path of totality" so we knew we weren't going to see the whole black out thing but it got pretty close and we had special glasses to view it with. It was still super cool. But we totally regretted not going to the path or totality. Next time! ;)

After the eclipse we stopped by Bear Lake and waded in for a while and played.

And then we went on our merry way back home-

Through stunning mountains, magnificent canyons,

and .... right into solar eclipse traffic.😂

Even though we wished we were alone, it was still a great weekend and a wonderful way to celebrate, all together, the day that we started this family.  And what better way to do that than be with the whole family, right? ;)