christmas morning was beautiful and perfect and full of classic kid quotes and expressions and giggles. before breakfast and after throwing the paper from kids' gifts away, matt grabbed a few brown gift bags with red and green tissue peeping out of the top. there were actually 4 gifts. each with a section of a poem that ended up creatively saying:
surprise! we're going on vacation. just us. to santa fe, new mexico. for 4 whole days.
what? this is funny for so many reasons. in the 2 years since lena came home, the most we have left was last summer for about 36 hours. another time a few months ago for 24 hours. and both of those took intense planning and scheduling by yours truly. but a real deal vacation!? that i didn't even plan or have to make any decisions on? getting on an airplane with no children and being gone for 4 whole days?!
merry
christmas
to
me.
we could've been going anywhere and i would've been so excited. upon first hearing we were going to santa fe, i was excited about getting away, but knew nothing of the place. then looking a bit into it, it looked perfect. a sleepy town full of culture, art, beauty, skiing, and of course great food. and when we finally arrived {with no luggage and after an unexpected first night in dallas}, it was all of those things and more. skiing, southwestern food, cool shops and street artists, georgia o'keeffe museum, art galleries, and lots of great conversation!
traveling without children. so easy.
baggage claim at santa fe airport...i just thought it was so quaint.
when the airline loses your luggage, you hit up target.
our hotel was so amazing. unlike anywhere else i've ever stayed, it was this classy and beautiful decor, somehow still with plenty of traditional santa fe elements.
turquoise everywhere.
my favorite restaurant was a little diner right on the plaza, called the plaza cafe. i keep trying to make a breakfast burrito like that...no luck yet.
we found the coolest used book store in an old house. and i loved all the details inside:
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