A Perfect Balance, Adult Time and Family Time Part 1

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Just the 2 of us
A few weekends ago Scott and I realized we hadn't taken any time for ourselves as parents since our adult ski trip to Montana in January.  There is nothing we enjoy more then taking our littles on adventures, but every once we need to relax and spend time together as Scott and Kara.
Hello Cincinnati
Some friends of ours live in Cincinnati and will soon be moving to Texas.  They had been asking us to come visit before they moved even further away.  We decided to take a mini road trip to visit them and enjoy life in the city.  The kids were excited to spend a night with the grandparents as Scott I got out of town for the day/night.
Glacier National Park
A few other couples met up with us in the city and we ventured to the Cincinnati Museum Center.  We are a pretty outdoorsy group, so we were excited to visit the Omnimax Theater for a screening of Our National Parks: Celebrating 100 Years of the National Park Service.  Watching the movie, they showed numerous clips of Grand Teton National Park, the location of Scott and my wedding.  It was my first experience in an Omnimax Theater and I thought it was incredibly neat.  The seats were at an angle leaning you back and the ceiling was domed which put you up in the center of the action.  You could watch 180 degrees of movie screen.  At one point I thought I was falling into Crater Lake.  Luckily it was just an illusion.
Cheers!!
Following the movie we hung out at a local brewery before grabbing pizza.  Both places allowed for great conversation with our crew and to catch up on life.  Our last stop before calling it a night was at the  Hofbrauhaus Newport.  There was dancing on tables, shots off of a ski, and banging large beer mugs on the wooden table.  The music was festive and the crowd was large and friendly.  By 11:30, us 30-something year olds were ready to call it a night!

Back at the home of our friends we slept in the next morning (9am!) and then enjoyed coffee and pancakes before starting the drive home.  Between hanging out with friends and our time alone in the car, we refilled our Scott and Kara tanks and missed our babies something fierce.  Our time away was wonderful but getting those kids back in our arms was the best ending to the weekend.
Our Babies
Next weeks post will be about our road trip the following weekend!  We gathered up the kids and enough snacks to feed an elementary school and headed to Pittsburgh.  But we'll save that post for next week!!

Today I'm joining up with Polka-Dotty Place 
and the other ladies of Tuesday Talk!!
        



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  1. Tina Olsen @ Go-Big-or-Go-Home.comApril 19, 2016 at 11:53 AM

    So exciting that you got to take some time off with out kids! That is so important and reminds me that I need to do the same with my hubs :)

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    1. Kara LizApril 19, 2016 at 9:57 PM

      It is so easy to forget to take time away for ourselves as parents isn't it?!? Have fun planning something for you and your husband!!!! Happy Tuesday!!!

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  2. PolkaDottyPlaceApril 19, 2016 at 2:43 PM

    What a fun, quick getaway! I love that you got to catch up with friends, catch up with Scott and enjoy some adult conversation. I need to get busy and plan something similar for Kevin and I. Thanks for linking up today :)

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    1. Kara LizApril 19, 2016 at 9:59 PM

      I'm sure you and Kevin could both use a night away to catch up on sleep!!!! Nothing better then a quick getaway to recharge your batteries! Thanks for letting me meet up!! I love all the Tueday Talk blogs!! :)

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