3 weekends ago, Jon took me away for a relaxing romantic time with him!
Friday we left work early and drove a few hours north to Lusten, MN. Jon had gotten a great deal on a 2 night, 3 day package at the Eagle Ridge Resort. Not only did we get an awesome suite but we also got Dinner, Lunch, a gondola ride and Alpine Slide pass. We arrived at the resort just after sunset. We checked in and then headed straight to the restaurant since we had not eaten since lunch. The atmosphere wasn’t anything to brag about, neither was the food. But the service was awesome and so was the deal we got on dinner! We both ordered the most expensive meal. I got a cocktail and Jon got unlimited pop and all we had to pay was the tax and tip – came to about $15. My father-in-law would be so proud.
Now our suite was the ultimate relaxation suite I’ve ever stayed in. We had a full kitchen, fireplace, beautiful view overlooking the mountain (couldn’t even see any other rooms or people walking around) and a Jacuzzi in the sitting room! Basically we spent all our time sitting in the Jacuzzi looking out over the view and feeling the warmth from the fireplace. It was perfect!
Saturday we slept in and then decided to go exploring. We hiked a little and then decided to try out the Alpine Slide. We each got 5 turns. To get to the top we got to use a chair-lift. It was Jon’s first time on a chair lift so that was fun getting to teach him how to get on and off it, and seeing him get excited when we would get to a high spot with a cool view. The slide was awesome! Jon went super fast and I could never catch him. But I think that might be because I’m a lot lighter and I would slow down around corners because I was afraid to fly off.
Around noon we took the gondola ride up to the top of the mountain and had lunch (with our free lunch voucher of course). The food was really good. Jon got a soda with his meal, then got up and got another one, then got up and got hot chocolate and then we went outside took some pictures and he went back and got more… and on and on. Haha I didn’t mind though cause it was keeping my hands warm while he went exploring.
It was the perfect time of year to go to see all the colors. Check out these pictures.
