Quick Escapes & Sweet Recharges: A Nashville Weekend with My Forever Love

07/06/2025

This past weekend, my husband and I did something wild (lol the vanilla version 🤣🤣) and so out of the ordinary… we left the house without a diaper bag, two car seats, or a snack cup in sight. We ran away to Nashville, Tennessee—and by “ran,” I mean planned it the week before, prayed no one got sick, and told the kids we’d be back in two sleeps. 😅

Nashville has always held a special place in our hearts. We’ve been several times before, and somehow it never gets old. Whether it’s the food, the music, or just the freedom to walk around without hearing “Mooooommmmy” on loop—every trip has been its own kind of perfect. But this time felt extra special.

Why? Because this wasn’t just a getaway. It was a rescue mission… for my sanity (and probably his too… he just doesn’t speak on it).

Life lately has been beautifully chaotic. We’re raising three incredible humans: a teenager, a four year old, and an almost two-year-old who’s still attached to my hip (and, up until recently, my chest—shoutout to 18 months of exclusive breastfeeding 🍼👏🏾 whoopp whoop the struggle and love is real!!). Between running multiple businesses, juggling schedules, school pickups, and the everyday whirlwind of family life, our “us” time had slowly been filed under “maybe next month.”

But love, as it turns out, doesn’t care about schedules. It just needs space to breathe.

So we took that space. Even if it was just for a weekend. Even if the laundry and the dishes were giving us the side-eye as we were walking out the door.

It was magical and reminded me why I chose him as my person.  The constant pull of children and their needs on top of everyday life can be so hard on a person and a marriage.  To the point where you can look at them and know you love them, but think…. Bbbbrrruuuuhhhhhh, I really don’t like you right now.

We talked (like really talked, not just “what’s for dinner” or “where’s the baby’s other shoe” type of talk). We laughed. We napped without setting alarms. We ate food while it was still hot. We held hands without having to yank them away to catch a toddler mid-leap. And best of all—we remembered just how much we genuinely enjoy each other. 

It wasn’t a luxurious 10-day vacation on a beach somewhere (although I wouldn’t say no to that). But it was ours. It was simple, spontaneous, and full of the kind of joy that reminds you why you said “I do” in the first place.

So if you’re a mama reading this, in the thick of it—whether it’s late-night feeds, teen drama, or the beautiful madness in between—know this: You deserve a break. Your relationship deserves a breather. And no, it doesn’t make you selfish—it makes you smart (and sane).

Even just one night away can remind you of the team you started with—the one that came before the play dates and permission slips.

Here’s to quick escapes, big love, and making time to remember each other.

Until the next diaper change,

Koriann 💕