our Staycation

It has been awhile since I last blogged. I am sorry. We took a little staycation, which was so nice. I did, however, forget my camera so I have no pics of the week.
Dave took Wednesday and Thursday off last week and has Friday off anyway and then Monday was Labor day so we went to a hotel and stayed downtown Wednesday night. We at first got a King size bed. Jeremiah wanted to sleep with us so we tried but it was a small king so we switched to 2 doubles. Dave thought it would be fun to stay on the top floor. I am afraid of heights so it was near impossible for me to look out the window or for Jeremiah to be close to the window. We checked in and swam in the pool and jumped on the bed and all the fun hotel things. We went to the museum on Thursday and then all took a nap at the hotel and then went to the aquarium and Dewey's for dinner. It was a blast. We went back to the hotel and finally got the kids down to sleep so Dave and I watched TV for awhile and then went to sleep as well. Then at about 11 pm, the fire alarm starts to go off and an alarm saying please evacuate the building/do not use the elevators! So, Dave jumps out of bed in a panic and starts to get us all motivated to go. We grab a few things (diaper bag/milk/J's monkey) and head down 22 flights of stairs at a very quick pace. It ended up being a small fire on the 5th floor, but it was quickly contained. They let us back up to the 22nd floor before too long but had trouble getting the alarm reset so every time we got all settled back down, it went off again. I think Daves adrenaline rush had Jeremiah a little overly nervous so each time it made a noise, he jumped out of bed, in a bit of a panic. We chose to at 12:30am to head back home so that we all could sleep. They called us the next day and apologized for the fire and offered us another night for free so we asked if we could stay Sunday night. They made some room for us at the hotel so Sunday night we got to go stay again and walk down to the river and see the fireworks that are so HUGE in Cincy. They said there were 250-500 thousand people there on both sides of the Ohio river. The fireworks were really fun. it was super crowded and hot. Thomas wasnt really sure about it. It was a little too loud for him, but once it stopped he was immediately out and slept the whole way back to the room and then resettled quickly into his bed.
We also went to 2 different churches this weekend since Dave was off. Sat night we went to Crossroads, a huge church of about 10,000 or so. The nursery was actually full, which sucked for me, but I understand how it works. If you don't have the volunteers, you cant watch the kids. So we kept Thomas and Jeremiah went to class. He liked it a lot. He said afterwards to call everyone and tell them we were not coming back to Eastside, that we were staying there. That says a lot coming from him, a kid who doesn't like many churches. Sunday we went opposite end of the spectrum and went to a church plant of about 50. They had a family Sunday, that they have 4 times a year that day so kids stayed with us in the main room. It was good to hear about their vision and values. That is actually what we heard about Sat at crossroads as well, so it was nice and inspiring. It was refreshing to go somewhere else and to actually get to go to church with my husband. I enjoyed it.
Monday was very low key. We went to a friends house for a few hours to eat and hang out. It was good. Then we hit Tuesday and it is back to reality. Dave is back at work and I go back tomorrow. He starts school next week so then Mondays will be gone. I have had a great time and I love my life.
We are moving next week to a 2 bedroom apartment rather than this 3 bedroom. It saves us $150 a month, so we are selling things and packing. Fun fun fun!!!