the hornacek family: lake tahoe getaway.

after kevin and i were finally done with moving into our house, all the painting, projects...the one thing we wanted was to getaway, just the two of us. well, God really does give you the desires of your heart. we got an email from our pastor that our worship team was asked to lead worship at a pastor and wives retreat in lake tahoe. kev would be going to play bass and i would get to go too! everything would be paid for...hotel, food, gas, plus the retreat and lots of time to just enjoy time with your spouse. it sounded too good to be true!

we asked our dear friend lauri if she would be up for watching the kids for two nights. we knew that was a lot to ask, but the only way we could go. lauri is like an aunt to kyri and kaden so we felt very comfortable leaving them for that long. we had never both left for more than one night. lauri said yes and we were so excited! the trip was in early november and it felt like we were counting down the days for months. we saw this trip as such a blessing for kevin and i, as well as our marriage.

a little extra bonus was that a lot of our close friends would be at the retreat too. so fun! we met as a large group a couple times with all of the pastors and their wives. time for worship, times of prayer and encouragement. all so refreshing. we were left with plenty of time to hang out with friends. we all got together in one of our rooms to have late night hangout time. we stayed up sharing our "how we met our spouse" stories and eating tons of junk food. how often do you get to do that? so much laughing! on the last night, we walked over to the casino and had a nice buffet dinner with an incredible view. every part of this retreat was perfect. it really was one of the most refreshing getaways for kevin and i. lots of walking around, hand in hand. quiet time in the snow by the lake. there was so much space for us to reconnect with one another and focus on each other. it's not easy to do that when you have two little ones at home. we were so thankful for this lake tahoe getaway. in every way it was just what we needed.