Hays-Z Days: Spa weekend

Dan is an amazing husband! He and the guys in our couples small group surprised us ladies with a spa night at Lake Geneva. They made all the arrangements and thought of everything. There were five of us total and we went to the Avani Spa at the Abbey Resort. The night before the trip, they gave us a huge basket of "goodies". When we got to the resort, we opened the basket and found a rose with a letter from each of our husbands. We also had "spa bags" that they had designed for us. It was perfect because I had forgotten to bring a bag to bring down to the spa!

We left Fri afternoon and had the afternoon to enjoy the hot tub and spa. As part of the package, we each were able to choose a service so I had a manicure and pedicure done. They were 50 minutes each so it was very relaxing! Afterwards, we went out to dinner at a restaurant at the resort. The resort was providing s'mores outside of the restaurant so we decided to indulge in dessert after dinner. It was a little chilly but lots of fun and very tasty!

We had a nice night just hanging out and chatting. Of course we missed the kids but it was nice not being interrupted and having some girl time. We were able to be lazy and sleep in the next morning. They had a zumba class at the spa so 3 of us decided to go to it. I had never gone to one before and it was a lot of fun. It was a good workout too. We took our time getting ready and went out to lunch before heading home.

It was a great weekend that was a total splurge for us but so appreciated. I am even more grateful after I learned what a trooper Dan was while I was gone. On Fri night, Dan was finishing up some things and getting ready to head to bed around 11:00 when Levi woke up with a stomach bug. After helping him and cleaning up his bedding, Elise awoke throwing up too. He had a hard time getting Elise to go back to sleep because she was wide awake. He finally got both of them back to bed around 3:00 and caught a couple hours of sleep before Isaac woke up at 5am! Poor guy. He was thankful that none of them were sick at the same time so he was able to help them each and not be too overwhelmed. When I arrived home in the afternoon, he had most of the laundry done and the house looking great. What a man!! I had no idea what was going on until I pulled in the garage and Isaac spilled the beans :)