a weekend away.

There’s this girl I know that is on the crazy about to lose her mind and head straight to the loony-bin path. She may or may not have five separate check-lists on her phone and in notebooks and sticky-notes covering the countertop and the passenger seat of her car. She may stay up way too late every night over-analyzing the aforementioned lists and then drink way too much coffee in the morning to get through the next day in a caffeine-induced stupor.

So, let’s just say that this girl is about to go meet her daughter for the first time on the other side of the planet, send her little baby boys {aka- three-year-olds but they feel way too young to go on a plane without her} on a plane with her parents {no-they’re not going on the plane by themselves, she isn’t that crazy} and is trying to finish a bunch of paperwork that makes her eyes glaze over and causes her too many paperwork-stress-induced m&m binges. Oh, yes, and there are all of these amazing, incredible, generous donations to be sorted through and organized and packed leaving no room for cute outfits and hair dryers for the trip {that is a warning for the once-in-a-lifetime photos of meeting S for the first time…I know I’ll have frizzy hair and we’ll all just have to get over it, okay? okay}.

What is the solution to prevent the looney-bin check-in?

A girl’s weekend. Right smack in the middle of the crazy preparation {any logical person would say that there is no time to get away for the weekend}.

Yet, off this gal went for a full 48 hours of relaxation, laughing into the night, talking through all of the worries and emotions and fears and excitement… with some of her favorite girls for their 13th annual reunion trip in Denver.

This trip was planned long before I knew I was going to the Congo this summer. I debated whether or not to go. I seriously considered canceling many times.

And, I’m so very glad I went. I am back feeling a little lighter and a little less frenzied. As always, these girls lifted me up and reminded me that they have my back. They have always been a support system for me and I couldn’t be more thankful for our time together this past weekend. Even though I didn’t think it could be possible, it was the perfect time for this quick getaway. SO very thankful for each of them.

Because when it comes right down to it, there isn’t a whole lot that cannot be solved with good friends, champagne, guacamole and margaritas. Am I right?

I even got to squeeze in a visit with my pre-school bestie and her sweetie pie daughter. LOVE this little cuddlebug and am so thankful I got to love on her while I was in Denver!!

It was a really fun weekend and I received the BIGGEST hugs and smiles when I got home to my boys. I feel ridiculously blessed and am hitting the paperwork piles with renewed energy today.

Have a great week, all!