Weekend Away

So after a VERY long week last week Rob and I packed up and headed to Carbondale for the weekend, which also happened to be his birthday weekend. The grandparents and aunts/uncles were nice enough to watch the kids so we could have a adult weekend alone. I am a big believer that anyone with kids should try to do a weekend away at least once a year. We have been very lucky to be able to do this since Alex was first born. Usually we hit up Vegas for some craps and beers but this weekend was a little more low key. Since we both went to SIU, Carbondale seemed like a perfect getaway. We havent been back in 6 years and its only about a 4.5 hour drive. SO we dropped the kiddies off Friday morning and made our way down. We had a nice dinner out at Quatros ( AWESOME PIZZA) friday night and went to a couple of our old bars for a few drinks. Saturday we were up early and headed into Giant city to do some hiking.

We climbed the water tower which although it hurts your legs is worth the view. All you see is green trees for miles and miles. Then we headed out on a trail and had a nice morning walk. After that we decided to walk over to campus and walk around to see the changes they had made.

Besides moving the football field and getting rid of the parking garage by the student center campus looked the same. We walked around it for awhile. I do have to say i still love the campus. If you have never seen it you are missing a great campus full of trees and flowers and trails all over. After that we headed to the bookstore to get some SIU shirts for the kids ( gotta represent) and out for lunch, which was then followed by a nice long nap. Saturday night we met up with a old friend for dinner and then went to Pinch for a couple drinks. Overall it was a great and relaxing weekend. I can not wait to take all the kids down there once day.