Right now Raymond is working in Hot Spring, SD building a sub. He had to work over the weekend and Joe and I missed him so we decided to go for a weekend get away. I did some research to find out what to do on Saturday while Raymond was working. Turns out there is a lot of stuff in Hot Springs, but what really stuck out to me was Evan's Plunge. It's a indoor pool that uses the "hot spring" to heat it. In the late 1800's early 1900's people used it as a bath house. It was called Evan's Bathhouse back then. Joe has never been swimming, so I decided this would be fun. He loves the tub............so why not a giant one?
We got there Friday night after work and had a BBQ with Raymond and the guys. It was fun to drink some beers and catch up. By 10PM it was bed time since they had an early morning and I wanted an early start myself. The next morning I woke up to a very very flat tire! Fortunately, there was a tire shop to patch it up for me. I small bump in the road for our fun day. Joe and I drove around Hot Springs and checked out the scenery. It's a very cool small town. It has tons of historic buildings and sights to see. Including a mammoth museum...... where they dug up some mammoths back in the day, Evan's plunge, and a museum which wasn't open yet. The scenery there is beautiful too.... I love living in the hills! Joe and I did a little shopping....to the Dollar Store and Pamida...haha! Then it was back to the room for some lunch and naps before the pool. We got ready and headed out. When we arrived they gave Joe a little tube that has a body suit built in it so he could float around. When we got to the pool we went into the baby pool first. He wasn't so sure about it though. He seemed scared. I pulled him around in his tube (since the water went to below my knees), but he still wasn't loving it. I decided to put him in the deep water with me so we could be eye level...maybe this will help Joe relax. That was the magic trick I guess because Joe turned into a little frog man. Screaming in glee and kicking his legs faster than I could keep up with him. It was hysterical! He swam and swam like he was training for the Olympics or something. I couldn't help but think about him in my belly when I was pregnant. I remember he kicked and kicked me all day and all night long. Swimming must of reminded him of that distance great memory he has buried in his subconscious......haha!
Joe swam like mad and than we had to vacate the pool ASAP because his little swimmers was full of presents. He wasn't happy about leaving, but he got over it when we cleaned up his tush and put some warm dry clothes on. We headed back to the room at the same time Daddy was done for the day. We went out for some supper and Joe ate cheesecake. He is getting difficult to feed because when we eat regular meals he spits it out. When we eat desserts he has barely swallowed his food and his mouth is open for another bite. I decided we were having a special day, so he could eat cheesecake for supper. We got back to the room and he was in bed by 7PM. I think he was exhausted for swimming his heart out all afternoon.
Now we are back home and back to normal. I need to do laundry and get ready for the week. Our mini vacation was a much needed one. It made me realize that I need to spend more one on one days with Joe. It's so easy to get wrapped up in "life" go to work, come home, clean house, do laundry, make supper, baths, and before you know it bed. Tomorrow the cycle starts again. We hardly get to just be together and enjoy each other without thinking of all I "should" be doing. I am going make sure one day a week we have a special day........not worrying about chores, the yard, etc. Just throw it all aside for tomorrow and spend our moments together enjoying each other. You don't take with you in your heart how clean your bathroom was on 4/9/11, but I will take with me Joe's first time swimming and our weekend with Dad on 4/9/11.
