Summer Advenutres 2015...exploring new areas.

 A few months ago when I knew which weeks the kids would be in Orlando, I put on the calendar "Jeff and Robyn go somewhere" on the one available weekend we had completely kid-free.  I patiently waited until Jeff discovered it and asked where we were going.  I said it was up to him and to surprise me.


At first Jeff said, "We just bought a car!  We haven't even made a car payment yet!  I know, we will take some lawn chairs and spend the weekend in the freezer section of Wegman's."  Ha!  At least we won't overheat.  Whatever Jeff came up with was going to be okay with me.  It didn't have to be elaborate as long as we got to spend time together.  I was already thinking in my head all the ready-to-eat-food Wegman's offers. 

At some point, Jeff changed his mind and was ok spending money on something a little more exciting than Wegman's.  He surprised me! Jeff picked Wisp Resort, near Deep Creek Lake as our destination.  We had never been before to this part of Maryland. I was very much looking forward to checking it out and spending a fun weekend with my husband. 

We signed up for the Flying Squirrel Canopy Tour (Zip lining!) and the Segway Tour. Both were super fun!  However, if you ask Jeff, he doesn't need to do the zip lining adventure ever again.  Once was enough.  I challenged him that if the kids asked him to do it with them, he would.  Hours after we had safely made it back on the ground, Jeff was already saying there was a chance he'd give it a go again. 

We had never been on Segways before.  Oh what fun these two big wheels are!  It is surprisingly easy to learn to ride and after a quick demonstration, we were off!  Not to sound like I am bragging, but Ted, our instructor, couldn't get over how good I was on it.  It's true, I was a natural.   The segway felt like an extension of my body.  I loved it!!  I now want one for Burke Centre Parkway.   I had no idea how much fun these things were going to be.

I had googled "Gluten free restaurants" and found a trio of places that offered some really great options. All the places were owned by the same people.  It was a five minute drive from where we were staying.  The coffee shop had great sandwiches (Hello Gluten Free Focaccia bread!), waffles, scones and muffins. Brenda's Pizza (located right above the coffee shop) had the most amazing pizza and other items.  Jeff loved his chicken parmigiana hero so much he said that "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives" needs to do an episode on the place.   Personally, I see nothing wrong taking a 3 hour drive (one way!) to come here just for dinner.  Or just lunch.  Or just breakfast.  Jeff and I ate all of our meals at one of these two places.  No, I wasn't embarrassed coming in meal, after meal, after meal.   It was that good.

I got halfway thru my pizza before I realized I wanted to take a photo of it.

On Sunday, Jeff suggested stopping at Frederick, MD and walking around the downtown/ historic area.  Again, another place we had never been before.  It was a nice way to spend a few hours.  There is a beautiful river walk area.

We realized how much we actually miss the kids when we get out of the car and kept mentioning all the things Ian and Sam would enjoy.  Pretty much the whole time we were at Wisp/Deep Creek Lake, we planned a return trip to come back with the kiddos and the various things we wanted to do with them.  There is so much to do!   And of course, many more dishes to try at my new fave restaurants. 

It was a great weekend!  And I love my husband so much for being willing to try something new and tackle the Flying Squirrel Canopy Tour with me.  It may not have been his cup of tea, but it was mine and that was enough for him to join me.  That's the sign of a true bestie!