I went away for a girls only get-away last weekend. I haven't left my family behind since Makenna was a baby. Cathie kidnapped Jen and I and we headed away from the chaos of what we call everyday life. The adventure started from the moment Cathie picked me up till the moment she dropped me off at home late Sunday night.
It thunder-stormed most of the way up there, especially towards the end. The lightning shows were beautiful yet creepy at the same time. It was so dark and we were in the middle of nowhere. Reminded me of a few scary movies. We drove for miles without seeing another car, lights or signs of civilization as it poured down. We only saw what was around us when the lightning decided to show us.
All night long from the wind and the rain we could hear acorns dropping on the roof of the cabin. It sounded more like someone was dumping them down at times and was a little creepy at first but falling asleep with the noise of nature was not hard to do after a nightly session of girl talk.
All night long from the wind and the rain we could hear acorns dropping on the roof of the cabin. It sounded more like someone was dumping them down at times and was a little creepy at first but falling asleep with the noise of nature was not hard to do after a nightly session of girl talk.
Saturday morning we woke up and chatted while drinking lots of coffee, eating lots of chocolate, and an entire entenmann's coffee cheese cake and lounged. We headed out for the day, getting lost a few times throughout the day (well maybe most of the whole weekend), which made the weekend that much more perfect. We went to the sand dunes, Lake Michigan, Fox Barn Winery and had the best bar food ever, along with a great big shot of nasty tequila (seriously must have been El Toro...blech, yes I'm a snobby tequila drinker), celebrating Jen's 40th birthday.
The weather was a perfect gift that was greatly received and enjoyed all weekend long!
The weather was a perfect gift that was greatly received and enjoyed all weekend long!
I love the autumn colors in Michigan. The clouds were soft and white and the sky could not have been any bluer. I got a little lost in the scenery and taking pictures! I took tons of them to the point where my camera card was full. I didn't want to miss anything.
I was barefoot and happy! The sand was so warm at the beach but so cold at the dunes. The lake Michigan water was crisp, clear and as blue as the sky. I loved sharing these moments with some pretty special women!
This was my first trip to a winery (sad, but true). Very cute, small, off season and perfect. We bought some asparagus guacamole, pickled jalapeño asparagus, cherry garlic spread, cherry salsa and cheese. Which all made for a yummy breakfast Sunday morning, random.....but completely yummy :)
We had no expectations, we relaxed, we talked, and we celebrated. No movies, no books, no children, no yelling, no arguing and no have to's. We were lost, we laughed, we sang, we walked, we talked, we enjoyed silence (which didn't happen all that often) AND OH DEAR GOD WE ATE! We even changed Jen from a vegan back to a vegetarian!
It was a great getaway. I went by so fast. I missed my family but my weekend away was enjoyed to the fullest and I came back refreshed. It was great to forget about responsibilities for a couple days.
Thank you Cathie for kidnapping me, thank you Jen for a new friendship, much thank you to Will's Mom for loaning us the cabin in the woods to de-stress. Most of all, thank you Eli for taking over so I could relax and enjoy my weekend away with no worries!!!
All the rest of the pictures are HERE. Or you can click on the album...
 |
| Girls Weekend 2010 |
No comments:
Post a Comment