Girls gone wild…

I’m blessed with amazing women in my life.  My daughters, my mom, my mother in law, their mothers… my grandmothers, my aunts and cousins… all from good stock… good hearts.  There’s a bond among women… a strength… a power.

It’s “Girls Weekend Away” at Gib’s cottage”!!!  Sleeping in…. margaritas on the beach… wonderful meals… rest and relaxation!  Friendship.  I’m looking forward to it.  The thought of it has me lighter in my step… there’s fun and adventure less than 24 hours away… laughter… peace!

Last year we walked along the sand… collected beach glass… picnic’d.  We started our day with baileys and ended it with facials.  We watched movies… went to bed early… woke up late.  We gathered flowers and put them on our bedside tables.  Walked endlessly.  Laughed… cried.  It was calm.  They took me away to rest my full head.  They put me back together.  It cleared me.  They cleared me.

This year will be a bit different.  My head is clear.  My heart is full.  None of us need each other for anything in particular… and yet we need each other for everything.

I have the best friends anyone could ever hope to have.  This weekend we’ll be missing a few who might be away in distance… but they’re never really very far!

I will grow old with these women.

We’ve watched our children grow… helped each other parent.  Been there through happy times.  We’ve advised and loved.  Put each other in our places!  Ticked each other off… forgave.

I love their children as they love mine.  Weddings and grandchildren seem so far away and yet it will happen in the blink of an eye.  We will see joyful celebrations and be proud of each other.  Be proud of each other’s children.  There are so many celebrations in the years ahead.  So much to look forward to.

We will see more heartache… but we will hold each other up…. be there for each other.  Get each other through.  We will add more girlfriends… we have room for more… there is always room for more. 

I’m out for a few days.  I’ll have stories to tell… and some I’ll keep to myself!  I’m recharging… energizing… relaxing… and doing it with the funniest, loveliest, silliest, most fabulous women in the world.

Some will be with me… the others I carry in my heart.