Everyone we told we were going to Omaha for vacation either laughed or looked really confused - that's an actual vacation destination? Well, not really, but we went anyway and had SUCH a good time. We've already decided to go back one day - just at a nicer time of year (it was HOT).
Benson, Abby and I all got there a day earlier than everyone else, so our first day was spent driving around and exploring the suburbs. It is BEAUTIFUL there and we found at least a dozen houses we would love living in. We stopped at a roadside stand and got some delicious peaches and honey sticks to snack on as we drove, then we headed to Mahoney State Park in Ashland and spent some time driving through the gorgeous park, watching people fish from the bridge, watching horses run in the pasture and walking through the gardens and greenhouse.
Benson came straight from work and we accidentally packed his normal shoes in the suitcase that was coming later with his parents. He spent half the day like this and I spent half the day laughing (even though it was totally my fault). He still likes me though.
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After his mom and dad arrived and we checked into our hotel, we decided to take them back to the park so they could see how pretty it was and we could see the observation tower we had missed earlier. We were so happy we went back so we could see this gorgeous view of Ashland and the Platte River. There was even a little coal train chugging through those trees.
This was another highlight of my day (I am easily amused) but as we drove back to the city we saw this lighthouse on the side of the road.
as we came up to the spot where it stood we looked and saw this:
a little "beach" full of happy swimmers complete with a Lobster Shack!
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