Travaasa Hotel and Spa

The weekend that Patrick took off between jobs was spent at beautiful Travaasa Hotel and Spa in the Austin Hill Country. I found it on a whim, really. We had originally thought about spending a weekend in Wimberly or somwhere else to float a river. All we new for sure was that there needed to be water in close proximity to help with the Texas heat. Anyways, we started looking too late and everything was booked. So, for the same price as a B&B in Wimberly with no pool, I stumbled upon this place! It was PERFECT for our little babymoon weekend.
The accomodations were "luxeriously rustic". The resort has 5 Haciendas that each have 8 invidual rooms complete with decks looking over the Hill Country. They also have Casitas to rent out for larger groups. Everything on the resort is off of little trails that you walk to. So, you walk to dinner, to the pool, to the gym, etc. on foot. Here is our little hacienda:

The pool was awesome with views overlooking Lake Travis. Next to the pool is a yoga studio where they have yoga and pilates classes throughout the day. The yoga class was awesome that I took! They also have a spa next to the pool where I had the most amazing prenatal massage.
The price included complimentary breakfast/brunch. All of the food at Travaasa is organic, from local farms or grown on the property, and a lot of it is vegetarian. Patrick and I took a "Juicing Course" from a holistic nutritionist. She made us a fruit smoothie, a veggie smoothie (with apple and dates to sweeten), and a tofu smoothie (tasted similar to a protein shake). The course was very educational about the benifits of juicing and the vitamins you recieve from doing it. We also took a Cooking Class where we learned to make vegan "tacos" whiich were portabella mushroom salad wraps with a raw veggie slaw. Sounds weird, but they were pretty delicious. The brunch was great as well. One day I had Polenta French Toast, which was super good and the least amount of calories on the menu (yes, they list the fat grams in each course). We had dinner there one night, too. They offer a 3 course meal each night that you can pick a salad or soup (I had cold Watermelon and Basil soup), then a main course of meat, fish, or vegan, and then dessert. Super yummy food, if not a little expensive. The first night we were there they also had a "Meet and Greet Wine Happy Hour" with vegan appetizers.


Patrick did a 2 hour Ropes Course which looked like lots of fun and challenging. We also took hikes everyday through hiking trails on the property. In the middle of these trails is a meditation center were they also have yoga. Other things they have that we didn't take advantage of: Equestrian courses, Journaling, Drawing and Work-Out classes in the gym.




On Saturday night we decided to go "off-campus" and eat at "The Oasis" on Lake Travis. We actually ended up eating next door because the line was crazy for Mexican food, but the view was just as beautiful and the food maybe even better!

Thanks to my parents for coming and staying with Charlie for the weekend!! This might have been the first time ever where my parents have just been around Charlie (sans triplets) and I am truly glad they got to get in some quality time with him. And thanks to Patrick parents for keeping Hank... he always has fun there! It was so nice to be able to get away just Patrick and I... we thought back and figured out we haven't done an "alone" trip since our 1st anniversary, which was 4.5 years ago... pretty crazy, huh?