Austin and I just got back from a short trip to Chattanooga. It is so nice to be able to get out and go somewhere once in a while! We arrived on Sunday and enjoyed a walk all around the city before stopping at Mellow Mushroom for some delicious pizza.
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| Waiting for our yummy pizza! |
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| Gorgeous weather the whole time we were there! |
On Monday we enjoyed sleeping in (what a concept!!!) and then headed to the Tennessee Aquarium. One of my favorite things about our hotel is that it was only half a mile from the aquarium, so it was super easy to walk everywhere. There's just something special about walking hand-in-hand with your husband. :]
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| Of course we had to find Nemo. |
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| Crazy lookin' fish. I had fun imagining what all the fish were saying while we watched them. #kidatheart |
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| Aww, so cute. ;] |
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| Not gonna lie: I kinda bullied him into doing the touch tank. It is quite the unique opportunity! |
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| Austin's favorite part. My favorites were the otters. |
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| Date day in the city! jacket: Old Navy, dress: Target, purse: Target a few years ago, sandals: Tevas |
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| Probably my favorite picture from the whole trip. |
After the aquarium we got to enjoy some free Coldstone thanks to Austin's sister! We'd been holding on to that giftcard since Christmas. :]
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| Mine: cheesecake ice cream and fresh strawberries; Austin's: chocolate brownie froyo, coconut, and almonds |
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| Walking around to work off our ice cream. |
Next was a stop by the IMAX theater to see "The Last Reef." It was cool and Austin really enjoyed it, but I think my days of watching 3D movies are over. I started feeling sick 20 minutes into the film and didn't feel better until we'd been outside for 30 minutes. Does anyone else get sick watching 3D movies? Or am I just really strange? (ok, maybe both, haha)
So once I was feeling a bit more normal, we ate dinner at Mellow Mushroom (again). I didn't really feel like walking around a lot to find somewhere, so we just went with old faithful. Austin always pretends to be surprised when I say I love pizza...but really, no surprise there. Post-dinner fun included walking over some bridges and checking out the art district once again. See how lame I sound when I say this: art is really cool!
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| Chattanooga! |
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| Loving the sunshine and each other (cue the "awws"). |
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| Probably our favorite statue: Icarus. |
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| Our hotel. |
Tuesday morning found my husband on a long run over the aforementioned bridges and me chilling and enjoying the HGTV in our hotel room. Once he arrived back and we checked out, we drove across the river to
have brunch at a place I saw on Yelp,
Aretha Frankenstein's. The place was really cool, and the food made up for the really long wait.
So all in all, we had a fantastic start to our spring break. I'd say there is nothing better than escaping for a few days to a new-ish place with the one you love. Now, here's to some more adventures before the week is up!
