quiet walker lodge

for as long as i can remember i’ve wanted to take a cabin-y, wintery type vaca.  on my bucket list is a visit to park city, utah!  i love the idea of cozying up by a fire decked out in flannel, relaxing in a hot tub after a day on the slopes (or the bunny hill) and treating myself in a luxurious spa.  sure the beach is nice but, c’mon snowy mountain landscapes and chapped cheeks are calling my name ;) 

my husband on the other hand prefers warm, sandy locales with a bar.  so….in an effort to compromise i booked us a two night stay at the quiet walker lodge bed & breakfast near dubuque.  in 2017 we’ll go for warm.  

honestly the stay could not have come at a better time; riding on the heels of carson's second hospital stay.  after a week of 'sleeping' on a fold out sofa and feeling beyond rundown trying to juggle all of my responsibilities while my baby worked hard to get healthy and strong i was ready for some serious r&r.  what better time to go to a bed & breakfast?!

we ventured north on saturday, stopping for lunch in waterloo along the way.  we love trying new places and decided on newton's, downtown.  the food was divine!  a few hours later we made our way to the lodge only to find that according to policy children are not allowed!  total mom fail!  (next time i'll know this is a thing to research.)  after some convincing (and baby holding) we found our way to our room.  

we stayed in the spacious sedona room.  i loved the idea of not having to do a thing but relax and enjoy each others company.   during my leave we missed out on some quality family time, alone.  this mini-stacation gave us that opportunity.  while we certainly anticipated that caring for carson would mean less one-on-one time during our stay i couldn't have accounted for the fact he made sure not to miss a single minute.  he didn't sleep a wink on sunday!  maybe all of the sleeping he did in the hospital caught up to him and by sunday night he was overtired.  not ideal for resting but he was so happy, so hungry, and so cuddly.  i couldn't complain.  

 

 

with all the snow on sunday painting the landscape a beautiful white it made staying in our pjs until the afternoon easy. we enjoyed gourmet breakfast creations both days, the whirlpool tub and movies we brought from home.  by the time we left on monday i felt ready to be backand eager to start the week - one that i hope is far less eventful than the last!