Babymoon

With 9 weeks to go until the baby comes, I'm reminded that these next two months will be the last months of "just the two of us" for me and Jason. Although we are looking forward to being parents and have been assured by others that it will be the most amazing experience of our lives, I am a bit sad that this time of our lives is almost over. Our first two years of marriage have gone by so fast! Are we ready to go from a two-some to a three-some?

I've read how some couples have one last "hurrah" before their baby is born and take a "babymoon" together. Usually, these babymoons involve an exotic trip to Cabo or Thailand or somewhere equally exotic. As appealing as a week at an all-inclusive resort sounds, our bank account is not equipped to fund such a trip. My second (okay, ninth) choice, a nice weekend trip to Chicago or Mackinac Island also turned out to be out of our price range right now. So, instead of spending our monthly grocery money on one weekend, we opted for a more economical day excursion to Lake Michigan. After all, the important thing was to spend time together.

Last weekend, we took the entire day Sunday and headed to South Haven, a beach town on Lake Michigan that we have heard a lot about but never been to. It has a nice harbor, lighthouse, cute shops... and that's about it. After a couple of hours we were bored - probably because we really didn't know all of our options of what to do. We decided to head down the coast 20 miles to St. Joseph, another beach town where we spent our one year anniversary. For some reason, Jason and I both love St. Joseph. It is less crowded and touristy than many other beach towns, and the pier and beach are absolutely beautiful. The sunsets are amazing too. We set up camp on the beach, took photos, and enjoyed a marvelous sunset together.

If anyone wants to sponsor a real babymoon, let me know! Otherwise, I'll be satisfied with Lake Michigan...