5 Years!

Mike and I have been married for 5 years!  Seriously has it been that long?

Last weekend Mike and I went (by ourselves!!!) to Duluth (Lake Superior).  We had the best time!  We left Friday afternoon and ate at a Classic Denny's on the way.  We stayed at Black Bear Casino which is about 15 minutes from Duluth.  We stayed here instead of staying in Duluth because rooms at casinos are much cheaper than in a tourist trap - we paid $70 a night instead of about $100+ a night in Duluth.  Of course they want you to spend all of your money at the casino which is why they are cheaper.  Anyways, we got to our hotel around 8:30.  That night we went down to the casino each with $20.  I lost my $20 pretty fast on a slot machine and so since the blackjack tables were all full, Mike decided he didn't want to spend his money of slots and gave me his $20.  I was able to turn that $20 in to $92 on a penny slot!  Whohoo +$52 for the night. 

Saturday we left the hotel around 10:30am and first went to Duluth and drove down by Canal Park and the harbor.  It was packed with people though so we headed to the beach for alittle bit instead.  I didn't know this even existed but it's called Park Pointe Beach.  The water was freezing but the sand was so soft and thick - kinda like sand you'd find at an ocean beach.  From here we went out of town and drove north to go to the Temperance River State Park, then to Split Rock Lighthouse and then to Gooseberry Falls (where Mike proposed to me 6 years ago).  We walked some trails, saw the waterfalls etc. which was fun.  By this time it was evening and we went back in to Duluth and went down by the canals again.  This time it wasn't as busy or hot.  We had to wait about half an hour but we were able to see a big ship come in to the harbor.  I've never seen this before so it was pretty cool. 

Sunday we didn't do anything except drive home since Mike needed to go in to work in the evening.  It was a quick trip but it was so nice and relaxing for both of us.  It was such a nice time to reconnect and have fun without the worry of kids.  (Thanks to my family for watching them for us!) 

Here are a few pictures from our weekend.  And of course, not a single picture of the two of us - ugh.

I wrote in the sand M+R on a beach in CA on our honeymoon.

The point that the Temperance River meets Lake Superior

Historic Split Rock Lighthouse

Gooseberry Falls

The ship is passing under the Duluth LiftBridge

Lighthouses on the Duluth Canal Park