R&R

Max came home for R&R earlier this month and got to be home for 2 weeks. (That is the excuse for the lack of blog posts) Those 2 weeks were AMAZING. It didn't feel like he was going back. While he was home, we went to the Couer D Alene resort and spa. The package that Max had purchased included a honeymoon suite, 2-50 minute Swedish massages, any 2 dinner entrees at a 5 star restaurant, and 2 breakfasts.
The room was so nice! It had a drop down living room with a fireplace and balcony! The bathroom had a shower and garden tub. There were mirrors above our bed, which actually really creeped us out! I didn't like that at all. Other than that, the room was very nice.
The spa at the Couer D Alene Resort was voted the most romantic spa. Let me tell ya, I completely agree! This spa is AMAMZING. I would recommend anyone to go. It's spendy, but totally worth every dollar! They have fountains everywhere. It's not noisy. When Max and I got there, they showed us around, and then gave us warm robes and sandals. I went to the women's dressing room, and Max went to the men's. Then we met in a Co-Ed room for couples. This room was so bright and relaxing. There was a fireplace in there and couches to relax on. They waited on us like we were royalty! They had fruit water there that was so good. It was just water with lemon slices, strawberry slices, and cucumber slices-very refreshing! They then brought us into the couples massage room. The beds were water beds just big enough for 1 person. The massage room was dark, and relaxing. They had us pick out the oil we wanted for our massage, and then they left the room, so we could disrobe and get into the beds. The beds were draped in a sheet and blanket. When they came back in to do the massages, they only pulled out the body part they were going to massage, so that you didn't have to expose much. It was very nice. After the massages, they offered us a complimentary shower(which normally costs $25). The reason it is so expensive is because there are only 5 showers like this in the world! There are 19 heads in this shower, and you get sprayed from almost every direction. The lady said that it sprays 80gallons of water a minute...and the shower lasts for 7 amazing minutes! It is all computerized. You put in your height, how much of your body you want showered(head & body or just your body), then you select the type of shower you want(relief, relax, etc) Then you get in, and hold onto handles on both sides of the shower, and prepare for amazement.
The dinner was very fancy, and would have been very expensive for us.(The bill totaled almost $140!) We both ordered the same thing. It was USDA beef flown in from Chicago(never frozen). The beef had a slice of herb butter on top, with some greens on top. Then a pile of mashed potatoes with a fresh potato chip with herbs pressed into it placed on top, and seasonal veggies on the side.
I recommend going to this resort/spa! It was a great getaway!
Max also got to be home for little miss Allie turning 1 year old! We had a B-Day party for her, and it turned out great.
The 2 weeks felt like longer than 2 weeks, which is great! Only about 5 more months until he comes home for good!!