The Gaylord Texan

Josh and I spent a full 24 hours kid-free and together this weekend in Grapevine, TX. A couple from our ABF (or should I say Life Group??) at church wanted to do something special for us since losing Levi, so they booked us a night at the Gaylord Texan so we could get away for awhile.

We started out Friday by checking into our room around 4 pm. We walked around the hotel a bit and then headed out to Grapevine Mills Mall for dinner and a movie. We saw The Proposal which I thought was a really cute movie. Josh enjoyed it too even though he probably won't admit it to anyone. However, I was there, and I heard him laugh numerous times.

We got back to the hotel around 10 pm and stopped in their little coffee bar for dessert and drinks. Afterwards, we headed up to our room. I'm not going to lie, Friday evening was a little tough on me. I enjoyed my time with Josh, but a part of me kept thinking, "We shouldn't be here. The only reason we're here is because Levi died." I hated that. As much as I enjoyed being at the Gaylord, I wanted Levi in my arms more, and missing Levi made me miss Aidan. I knew he was having a good time at my parents' house, but I kept seeing things around the hotel that I knew he'd love, such as the train they had set up for pictures or all the fish in the water around the lobby. Losing Levi has made me not want to be away from Aidan, and honestly, I'm scared of how I'm going to react the first day I drop him off at MDO. Anyway, Josh and I cried together for awhile once we were back in our room.
The next morning, we had breakfast at the Riverwalk Cafe located inside the Gaylord. It's an all you can eat breakfast buffet.

The river beside the restaurant was full of these huge koi.

There was an actual vineyard located outside.

A waterfall inside the hotel.

I love this man.

The view of the lobby from inside the elevator.

On a completely different note, I decided to make Aidan a nap mat for MDO instead of buying one from Wal-mart or Target. It took me hardly any time at all the put this together once I figured it out. I used mom's embroidery sewing machine to put his name on it.

Josh and I have discussed the possibility of me making more of these to sell for a little extra money. I'm still playing around with the idea. I may make a couple and see what the interest is in them before spending a lot on materials.