On the 13th and 14th, Nate and I took our 10 year anniversary getaway to Long Beach, WA. It was our first ever overnight stay away from both of the girls. We were worried about the weather since it said it was suppose to rain the entire weekend and we knew on the beach it was bound to be much colder. It rained almost our entire trip down and started raining again when we left. We were so grateful for the no rain while we were there and enjoyed every minute of our short stay on the beach.
I got this cute place on Airbnb. Our little one room is where those two French doors are. It was a perfect little place for just the two of us. It was small and quaint and I loved it.
Once we unloaded our stuff we walked to the beach. Our little house was just a couple of blocks from the beach and it was a beautiful setting.
After you got passed a couple of driveways you got to this grass area and you could hear and smell the ocean. It was exciting since you couldn't quite see the water until you got up a small hill.
Then there it was- the Pacific Ocean! It was so gorgeous. The weather was perfect and there was hardly any wind. We pretty much had the beach to ourselves. We just walked up and down and put our feet in the water and it felt so good to walk around and feel the sand beneath our feet. The entire evening when we were out on the beach was so soul soothing and Nate and I both loved every minute of it.
I'm so lucky to have Nate in my life! He is the best husband a girl could ask for. He is so supportive and lets me shine. He is my sounding board and always knows what to say when I am feeling down or worried. He is always up for going on all the adventures I plan out even if some of the logistics aren't perfect. He is one amazing dad and often times I feel like he is a better parent than I am. He is understanding and loves me and our girls fiercely.
One cute selfie of us and then the other one a wave surprised us from behind and came up a lot further than all the previous waves.
We then went into town. Long Beach is a very cute, small tourist town. It has a lot of fun attractions that we could have walked around more if we had more time. We ate at Hungry Harbor and we both enjoyed our burgers and then right next to it there was Marsh's Free Museum. It was a curiosity shop along with a gift shop and was fun to walk around and explore. Then we went back to Hungry Harbor for some twist ice cream cones before heading back so we could watch the sunset on the beach.
The sunset was gorgeous. It was so peaceful to just sit out there and watch and listen to the waves.
We walked back home and video chatted with the girls before it was time for them to go to bed. In the evening we played some card games which was fun since we hadn't done that in awhile and then went to bed. The next morning we got to sleep in and I had packed some things for breakfast before we had to check out. Then we drove to Cape Disappointment to spend the rest of our time there. There are two lighthouses there that we walked around and a few other hikes down to the beach that we also went on. There were lots and lots of boats out fishing which was pretty cool to also see. It was a day filled with enjoying this beautiful world we live in.
We had a picnic and then walked down to this beach to sit and watch the waves for awhile. There were some boogie boarders and also some fishermen fishing off the coast. One of them even caught a seagull which was pretty entertaining to watch. The seagull must have been going for the fish that he caught but also got caught itself. The fisherman had to wrangle with it for awhile since the seagull was trying to fly away. He finally got reeled in and the fisherman grabbed him and threw him back in the air and the bird flew off.
Our last stop before heading home was back to Long Beach. I wanted to go see the boardwalk right on the ocean they have. Then Nate decided that he wanted to drive on the beach and we ended up getting stuck. Our front wheels just dug right down into the sand. We are supposed to have four wheel drive in the car and that is why Nate drove onto the sand but I guess it doesn't work. It ended up taking six guys pushing us to get out. It was a great memorable moment to end our memorable trip.
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