happiest moms on whidbey island

what a weekend! my group of mom friends and i have done a girl's weekend three times since we all met in 2015. we look forward to it for months and without fail, it always goes way too fast, but we did have the best time together! we had a smaller group this year. one of our friends moved away this summer and another had a separate girl's weekend to attend, but on the same island! (we ended up meeting up with her and her friends, which was fun!). 

vanessa, heather, and i met for brunch in ballard on friday morning, while we waited for erica to be ready to leave town. we went to "portage bay cafe", which is only a few blocks from me, but i've only been there one other time. it was delish! after that we hit the road to drive to whidbey island, which is a little under two hours from seattle. we stopped at the grocery store on the way up to buy food and drinks for the weekend. 

we stayed in a rental house that we found on vrbo called "luna shores", located outside the town of oak harbor on whidbey. this was definitely my favorite rental house we've stayed at. it was right on the water (you could hear the waves from inside), super well-maintained, hot tub, fireplace, beautifully built out, and had everything we could ever want or need! 

our house was along this road

friday night we sat in the hot tub and watched the sun go down. it was spectacular! i had to keep pinching myself because it was so beautiful, it didn't even seem real. 

we had appetizers for dinner and then watched "10 things i hate about you." i hadn't seen that movie in years and it was one of my favorites from when i was a teenager. i still knew every line ;) we all went to bed at...wait for it...9:45. and it felt fantastic! 

saturday morning i was the first one awake at 7:30. i sat in front of the fireplace and read my book, it was heavenly! we made a big breakfast (veggie egg scramble, bacon, bagels, and fruit) and relaxed in our pajamas for quite a few hours. i also sat in the hot tub by myself for a little bit. in the afternoon, we decided to get dressed and drive to the town of coupeville, 6 miles away. 

heather, me, erica, and vanessa

we ate lunch at "christopher's on whidbey" and it was really good. after lunch, we learned our friend meredith and her friends were in the same town having lunch, so we met up with them at a wine tasting room on the main street. one of her friends had her 2 month old baby along and he was adorable! we sat on the patio and chatted with them. it was the most beautiful sunny, fall day. 

we grabbed some ice cream across the street to end the outing.  

we drove back to the house and got in the hot tub just in time for sun set again (so romantic. haha!). we ate more snacks and appetizers for dinner in our pajamas. then we watched part of "you've got mail" before every one decided they were too tired and would rather go to bed. it was not even 11pm. (party animals!)

i was the first one awake again on sunday morning and enjoyed the quiet house. we ate leftovers from saturday's breakfast, cleaned up the house, and then it was time to check out :( 

we decided to take the ferry on the way back (we did the deception bridge on the way there). we grabbed some coffee before hopping on the ferry. and before we knew it, we were back in seattle! 

thatcher was home with the kids all weekend and they had a fun time. azalea had a birthday party on saturday morning, and they also hung out with vanessa's husband and son. i missed them, but it was sooooo nice to just worry about myself for 48 hours. so relaxing! is it too soon to start dreaming about our next one?