Time away...

So last year my friend Natalie's husband inadvertently started a tradition...he gave her the best birthday gift ever. He sent all of us to a nice resort for a weekend...so this year, we decided to treat ourselves. We went to an amazing resort in Scottsdale--

We lounged at the pool, ate dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, lounged at the pool, played games, lounged at the pool, ate lots of food--and talked and talked and talked. I went with my friends Valerie, Cami, Natalie, and Samantha. It was great and Kelly was such a great sport about taking the kids for the weekend--we came home Saturday afternoon. I felt so spoiled and was ready to jump back into things when I got back. I just feel really blessed to have such great friends--they are always there for me and we have so much fun together. I think the thing I love most about them is that I come away from our times together feeling good about stuff--good about life, myself, my kids--they are just positive, good people--real and accepting--and it's refreshing to find those qualities in a friend. Thanks ladies--looking forward to more memories to come!