For 40 hours I left behind my identity of being a wife and a mom and became just "one of the girls". Yes, that's right, it was time for my annual girl's weekend.
The girls and I go away to Berkeley Springs once a year and do the spa thing. We have our trip down to a formula and the only thing that varies is the number of girls going and where we will be staying. If the group is big enough, we get a house up in the mountains (about a 5 to 10 minute drive from town), or if our numbers are on the small side, we can reserve a house in town and be able to walk everywhere. This year we totaled 4 girls and scored big with what is probably the best house we've ever been in. The house slept 6, so we were more than comfortable and in the back was a hot tub.
We meet up on Friday; some of the girls head up earlier in the day and some others, like me, go in the evening. Just a 2 hour drive away and before you know it, we are all sitting in the hot tub with a glass of wine in our hands and a few full bottles near us, ready to be poured. Saturday is always the day for our spa visit. Long ago we discovered a top-notch spa with affordable treatments and enjoy going all-out being pampered.
If we stay in town, we'll walk to a nearby restaurant for dinner. The town isn't that big and our options for a nice meal are limited. 9 times out of 10, we go to Tari's. This year we got a great recommendation for a restaurant that was literally a stone's throw away from the house we were in. Always up for trying something new, we got very excited reading the reviews online. Lot 12 did not disappoint and we can't wait to return next year. To the 4 other regulars who usually join us -- boy, did you miss out!!
The meal was phenomenal and a MUST for anyone in the area. Reservations are most definitely needed. We called around 1:00pm and asked if they had a table for 4. The gentleman on the phone said they were completely booked and could put us on the wait list. Meaning, that if someone canceled their reservation or did not show, we would get a call to come. I gave him my name and phone number and said to the girls, we need a back-up plan! Since we were eating lunch at Tari's at the time, going back to Tari's wasn't really an option. Therefore, the back-up plan became showing up at Lot 12 in person seeing if they could do anything for us once they opened for dinner. The same guy I spoke to on the phone earlier, answered his phone again and let us in when I told him we were on the other side of his door. We left the restaurant with a new plan. We were able to get 4 seats at the bar for 8:15pm. Yay!! A nice surprise came when we returned at 8:15pm for our reservation and the hostess showed us to a table. Somehow the guy we dealt with earlier worked his magic and got us a table. As we come to find out, this guy was the owner and chef. The food was so flavorful and melted in your mouth. I will be dreaming of this meal for months to come.
Everything about the weekend just clicked. For not having any kind of schedule, we were able to relax in the hot tub, leisurely watch a chick flick (an oldie, but a goodie "Sweet Home Alabama"), play some board games, shop, and of course have many, many laughs over Facebook and what our status should be. We even cooked an awesome breakfast Sunday morning and worked out to Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD.
I do so love hanging with the girls. There is nothing like leaving all the responsibilities behind and only having to worry about you. It is nice to rejuvenate and get to the point where you miss the kids. I know, after having close to 2 days off, I come back through the front door being a better mommy for having the break.
On a side note: Kudos to Jeff for being an excellent father and dealing with Sam who had a 103 degree fever most of Saturday. Many, many thanks for him not requesting I come back early. :)
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