5th Anniversary Vacation - Part 2

Here is part 2 of our vacation story. Saturday was set aside as our "adventure day." I thought it would be magestic to start our day off with seeing the sunrise and end it at sunset. Ryan, being a loving husband, went along with this idea and we set our alarm for a few minutes before sunrise. Beep, beep, beep. We were up and waiting on our balcony for several minutes....until we realized that we were facing the wrong direction and trees were blocking the sunrise from both our porches. Back to bed. It was a nice idea.

Ryan had gone horseback riding at camp in June and really liked it. Since I had never ridden a horse before we decided this would be a good thing to do. My horse was named Sleepy so you can imagine his personality. We got a while to practice in a corral and then were led by a guide around the ranch. The scenery was so beautiful. At one point there was nothing around us but wide open prairie! I kept thinking about how the pioneers would have felt riding horses through undeveloped land. 

 Saturday evening we went zip lining. We were up in the mountains as the sun set which was so beautiful! For part of the zip line we had to walk across an air bridge.  I love zip lining because it is thrilling without being scary.

Sunday morning we enjoyed our last breakfast at the resort. Let me tell you, this place knows how to make breakfast. Each morning we had a choice between french toast, cobbler, and waffles or pancakes plus eggs, frtitata, a biscuit with gravy, turkey bacon and fruit. It was all so delicious and way more food that I could ever eat in one sitting. They even had fresh fruit toppings (like jelly or preserves) that were made from the fruit in their orchards. Amazing hospitality, scrumptious food, good coffee - can somebody please make this happen for me every morning? What a perfect way to start each day. 

Our last big adventure was to take our first try at canoeing. We went out on the Lake of the Arbuckles. We were actually sharing one canoe, we just took our pictures separately. Canoeing out with the tide sure is a lot easier than canoeing back to shore against the tide. It really was enjoyable and we were able to row out as far or as close as we wanted. Sometimes we just rested a bit and talked. Finally we cleaned up and headed home.....

Well, we thought we were headed home. And then we drove past the new Chickasaw Cultural Center. We had originally planned on visiting here but didn't end up finding time and hadn't realized it was right near our canoe location. We decided to seize the day and make one last stop here for a while. We learned more about the Chickasaw Indians. We walked around on an insanely hot day to see pretty sights. We ate buffalo burgers in the cafe. It was a good time. I would recommend visiting this place on a day when the temperature was not 100 degrees but I'm still glad we stopped. 

Then we really did head home. I have been wanting to try a Dairy Queen dip cone all summer (I've never had one before) so we stopped on the way home. Turns out it was national ice cream day!

I am so thankful that we got the chance to take a vacation. I'm already ready to go on another one. I loved spending quality time with my husband without so many distractions. He's a pretty fun guy :)