Romantic Retreat

Jeff and I celebrated our 10th anniversary in June but we weren't able to get away and do something until late July. We picked a location that wasn't quite as exotic as our honeymoon (Hocking Hills down in Southern Ohio) but was still quite nice. We rented a cabin down in Holmes County at the Inn at Honey Run. My parents were gracious enough to take the kids, and the kids were completely stoked about spending some time with Pop-pop and Memaw. We heard all about eating brownies at Cici's Pizza and picking out plastic animals at "the barn store" - Tractor Supply, when we got back.

Jeff and I began our 24 hour date by grabbing a bite to eat and going to a movie in Wooster before driving down to Millersburg. I love driving down in Holmes County. Even though it's only one county south of us, the hills are much bigger there due to the lack of glaciation (and there's your history lesson for the day.) We arrived at Honey Run in the late afternoon and went exploring. There are numerous trails around the property so we hiked around for a while. We were given a trail map at the front desk when we checked in, and we had some good laughs over the trails marked "vigorous." The only one we found taxing was a brief part of a trail that went straight up a hill. The rest were pretty mild. We ate supper at the Inn and then retuned to the top of the hill above our cabin for some late night star gazing. Jeff took some pictures of the stars, but they didn't turn out the way he had hoped. The clouds kept rolling in and he was limited by the functions on our camera. I guess we'll just have to go back again when he gets his SLR. (It will be a sacrifice but I'm willing to do it for my husband's happiness.) The following day we ate breakfast at the Inn before taking another hike. We dove up to Akron for lunch at Pad Tai. We've been meaning to go there for a while but have not had many opportunities to get out without the kids. After our meal, we decided it was time to head home. The kids were happy to see us and had many tales of their adventures with the grandparents to share.

This is the view from the top of the hill above our cabin.

The living room in the Trillium Cabin

The dining area and deck. We didn't have much opportunity to use the deck because of the intermittent rain and sopping wet patio cushions.

I loved this arrangement on the coffee table. Some of the decorations in the cabin were available in the gift shop. Unfortunately they didn't have the carved acorns.

The freestanding fireplace in the main living area.

Jacuzzi ;-)

The second bedroom

The view from the master bedroom. We had a variety of birds come to this feeder including a woodpecker. There was also a tiny squirrel that climbed up the window and onto the feeder only to be foiled by anti-squirrel function that closed off the holes when his weight triggered it.

We had a wonderful little get-a-way. We'd highly recommend the Inn at Honey Run for anyone who'd like a quiet retreat.