20th Anniversary Trip to Seabrook

May 13 was our 20th anniversary! We were originally planning on going to Fiji but the girls' graduation trip plans fell through, so we ended up cancelling that and we are taking them to Costa Rica instead. So for our anniversary celebration, we went to dinner at Alder and Ash and then saw Phantom of the Opera. This was my third time seeing the musical. It is my favorite.

The next day (Thursday) we left on a little get-a-way to Seabrook--just us and the dog. Seabrook is a little town on the coast with a cute little town center and most of the homes are Cape Cod style and have names like "Seas the Day", "Sand in the Toes", "Rain Oar Shine", etc. We actually stayed in a tiny little one-bedroom cottage. It was so cute! We got there Thursday afternoon, settled in, picked up a pizza and salad for dinner, then took a long walk with the dog down to the beach.

On Friday we fixed a nice breakfast in our house then went to the town center and walked around and checked out all the shops. Then I think we took the dog down to the beach again, then we went to the pool/hot tub, and then dinner at the Rising Tide Tavern.

Saturday happened to be the Savor Seabrook Food and Wine Festival, so we went to that and then headed home that afternoon. It was a really fun little trip.

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