This past weekend, Josh and I enjoyed our 2nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day getaway. We traveled to Dallas and stayed at the Magnolia Hotel. The Magnolia Hotel is the former Mobile building (i.e., Exxon Mobile), and it was built in 1910. At the time it was the tallest skyscraper in the city and was the first to have air conditioning. We stayed in a corner room on the 24th floor – the “historic” floor – and enjoyed our view of the city. Once again, our vacation was sponsored by credit card points. (Rent and tuition really help the points add up during the year!)
At the Magnolia, we enjoyed soda during their “happy hour” and a milk, cookies, and coffee snack at the late evening cookie bar. For dinner, we walked to a little Italian restaurant. The hot breakfast in the morning was great.
Our little vacation was relaxing for us both, especially after the events of the past 10 weeks. Josh started back to school on Tuesday and has an exciting semester ahead of him. Our next big event will be Becca coming home!
I will be a crazy commenter I know, but I’m very happy to see a post about the two of you guys. You both look amazing! I’m very proud of you!
How fun! I’m glad you could get away and just relax for a little while. The hotel looks neat–guess it is kind of like the Poinsett in Greenville (lots of history). Praying you both have a good semester!
Yeah, it was a great hotel. Lots of personality. The room had hard wood floors and sold wood paneling, clearly quite old. But of course, what really made the mini-vacation great was having some extra time with my truly amazing wife.
I am so, so, SO glad you all went on a little vacation together. It looks like a great place, too!
Awesome hotel. The view is amazing! Glad you were able to get away and enjoy time with just the two of you.
So glad you were able to have a little mini-vacation together! I think that’s an excellent way to celebrate MLK day! 🙂
I remember that skyline from when we drove back and forth to your place from the north side of Dallas more than a year ago. But, boy, you had some kinda view from the top! We didn’t see it quite like that.
Looks like a fun and needed getaway. We’re excited about the next big event on your calendar, too. 🙂
Nothing like a little romantic getaway to brighten the spirits! What a great view you had! I agree with Becky – can’t think of a better way to spend MLK day.