Palm Springs

My good friend Danielle's husband is an adventure junkie and goes away for a man trip at least once a year. Thus, Danielle decided that the mom's needed to take a trip of our own.  Ty never does anything like that, so I didn't really have an excuse, but it still sounded like a perfect idea to me.  The plan was to go somewhere the husbands and kids wouldn't enjoy; sun bathing, reading, the spa and shopping were all on the agenda.  We settled on a long weekend in Palm Springs, flight and hotel costs were low and we knew we could count on good weather.

It was a fabulous trip.  We only got to about half of the things on our to do list because we were so content just lounging around and chatting without the responsibility of caring for mini humans.  Good conversations are one of my all time favorite things and I loved the opportunity to get to know more about my friends.  When we are together we are usually chatting while simultaneously wrangling our toddlers, I often get home and realize we never finished a particular topic.  I so enjoyed being able to have long, uninterrupted conversations. We spent lots of time by the pool and a little time exploring Palm Springs, we went to a movie (our big night out) and ate at great restaurants.  None of us got too far in the books we brought along, we never ended up shopping or going to the spa, but we had a wonderful time.  Turns out we don't need much to be happy and entertained.

I love being a mom and Owen is the center of my world but it's really important to me to have an identity outside of him as well. I think that as mom's we all need time for ourselves and to talk about something besides our children once in a while.  The weekend was a perfect escape and I am so thankful I have a husband that supports me in getting away.  I knew that the boys would be fine at home without me and didn't worry about them at all.  Although I did miss them like crazy, by Monday I was ready to come home. With the basement construction, the third trimester of pregnancy and chaos that will ensure once we're a family of four, I know it's going to be quite a while before I'm able to relax like this again.