Will and I just returned home from an amazing overnight stay at Opryland Hotel. We arrived there yesterday just in time to check in at 3pm. There were SO MANY people there…Valentine’s Day, I’m sure. But, we got our room and went up to put our things down so we could roam around the hotel for a while. Unfortunately, the hotel lobby where we checked in was about a mile away from our room! However, when we got to our room, on the 3rd floor, we were pleasantly surprised to find that we had a lovely view of the gardens and a fountain, so we could hear the water through our window. It was awesome. Will just went on and on about every little detail of the hotel, the room, even the door handles. It was fun just listening to him.
Once we settled into our room, we ventured out to find dinner. We had already planned on eating at the sushi bar, so we headed over to Wasabi’s and waiting for them to open for dinner. We were among the first in, so we were seated right in front of the bar where they prepare the sushi…we had so much fun talking and being silly together. It really was a great mom/son Valentine’s Day…and perhaps my best ever! Dinner was incredibly delicious. Afterwards, we went back to our room and changed into our bathing suits. Of course, the walk from place to place takes time because there’s so much to see and it’s quite the distance.
We spend the rest of the evening at the pool and in the hot tub. There were lots of people there, especially after dinner hour passed…kids and families came and spent the evening there, too. We swam and played, then went out and soaked in the hot tub outside. It was SOOOO nice. We stayed until 9:30pm before finally heading back to the room. However, on the way back we had to stop for chocolate at the Godiva shop. We picked out 2 each, then took them over to the Delta and sat at the water feature while we enjoyed our treats. Once in our room for the night, we settled in, got cozy and watched a little Man v. Wild. Then, like a switch, we were both out for the night.
This morning we woke up about 8am and Will was ready to roll. So, we got ready and headed out…grabbed some danish at a little shop and then found a bench next to a waterfall and koi pond to sit and eat. Afterwards we walked around, enjoying the scenery and vegitation throughout the atriums, and just had a really nice time together. Around 10:30, we went back to our room to gather our things and check out…against our will! Once we left the room, we went to the pool and spend about 3 hours there just having a ball. We laughed and goofed around until we wore each other out. Around 2:30 we go hungry so we got dressed and went to a pizzaria. We ate out on a balcony overlooking the Delta river. Next we took a stroll around some of the shops and looked around. Will was ready to go swimming again, but I needed something sweet. So, we found the Christie Cookie shop and got us some cookies before heading back to the pool.
Once back at the pool, we got in and swam more…until 6:15 or so…then we got dressed again and hurried back over to the Delta so we could watch the gyser water show. On the way, we grabbed “dinner”…a fruit tart and 2 chocolate chip cookies. Will absolutely loved the 100 foot guyser, and we enjoyed hanging out and chatting about our weekend. Neither of us wanted to leave!
Around 8:30, we decided it was time to head home, so we gathered our stuff and made our way back to the car…about a 30 minute walk with all the final stops to see things along the way.
About 10 minutes into the car ride home, Will was dead asleep. We are both worn out, but had such a great time. What a treat that we were able to do something like that. Thanks, God…for providing and for allowing Will and me to enjoy each other so much.
