It's hard to believe that Matt and I said "I do!" 7 years ago! I had no idea how blessed I was on this day! Life with this man only gets better! This year has had it's ups and downs! He has been my rock through my struggles with vertigo, and has led our family in decisions this year that have been life changing. I'm so thankful for such a committed, God-loving, spiritual leading husband and father! He pours so much into our boys, and they love their Daddy!
We were able to sneak away for 3 days thanks to my wonderful parents! We try to always get away, even for just a night, and this weekend was a top weekend away for sure! We kicked it off with the Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line Concert in Tampa, then drove 2 hours south to Naples after the concert. We stayed in downtown Naples at the Trianon Hotel. It was a beautiful place!
We didn't get to the hotel until about 1am, but we were still up bright and early! We had bagels on the terrace outside at our hotel. The weather was cool and breezy! Another reason we love that we got married in the Fall, we always have great weather!
After breakfast, we had an awesome 5 mile run on the beach! It was the first time we've ever ran on the beach, and it was so beautiful! The air was so cool and breezy and made 5 miles super easy and fun!
We even got crazy and did some high jumps and different speed intervals! It was great!
Our little hermit crab friend we found on the beach...
After our run, we walked historic 3rd street back to our hotel and got ready for the day! Matt's brother Ken used to live near Naples and recommended an authentic Mexican restaurant for lunch.
It was delicious! And approved by the food critic himself! (Thanks Ken!)
After lunch, we went to the Silverspot Cinema. It's not your average movie theater. They have a full restaurant, and plush leather seats! It was awesome!
We saw the movie Gravity with my favorite actress, Sandra Bullock. It was really good! The best part was lounging in the leather seats eating popcorn and hanging out!
After the movie, we headed back to our hotel to get ready for our sunset cruise. We made reservations earlier in the day because the Double Sunshine is a popular attraction in Naples!
The weather was GORGEOUS! We sat on the top deck and enjoyed the views!
The first part of the 90 minute tour is hearing all about the million dollar homes and who they belong to along the waterways heading towards the Gulf of Mexico. Most of these houses are only used by their owners 2-4 weeks out of the year!
The tour guide had a lot of interesting facts that he shared, like the house that had a 4 year old granddaughter who runs to the edge of the water everytime she sees the Double Sunshine pass. He also shared about an owner who has 90 grandchildren! We actually saw a few of them riding the golf cart along the property.
After touring the canals, we went out into the Gulf where the sun was just starting to set! It was a breathtaking view to say the least. Postcard sunset for sure!
It was one of my favorite things I've ever done! To be out on the water and watch the sun go down was so relaxing and so beautiful!
The next morning, we were up early again and headed to breakfast at a restaurant I had seen online before leaving for our trip. It was a cute little cafe on 3rd street called Jane's. It was everything I thought it would be and more!
We ate outside on their adorable patio!
The food was amazing! Matt had a salmon southwest omelet filled with cream cheese and breakfast potatoes! And I had their delicious custard filled cinnamon french toast with powdered sugar and raspberry sauce! Yum!
We walked down 3rd street to the Farmer's market after breakfast.
Then walked to the pier to check out the beach again. Beautiful morning!
We were watching all of the fishermen and the fish they were catching, when we noticed 2 dolphins swimming in the ocean next to the pier!
So awesome to see them out in the wild and so close!
Before leaving to head home, we went to Pinchers Crab Shack for lunch in Tin City. The Stone Crab Fest was going on too.
We enjoyed lunch along the river. It was beautiful! There were so many boats passing by, it was a great view.
My crab loving hubby enjoying his lunch!
I got the crab cake sandwich which was so good!
We were excited to get home to our boys and bought them a few souvenirs. The last time we went to the west coast over the summer, we searched for sand dollars along the beach and in the water and had no luck. So we bought them each their own sand dollar and star fish. They were happy to see us!
It was a wonderful 3 days having fun with my honey! Happy 7 years Matty!
