Lucy is 18 months old, but I have never spent a night apart from her. Ever. This weekend was the very first time I was away, but it was SO worth it. Lucy got to have Daddy Daughter weekend (spent at a BBQ, a walk with her new wagon, a trip to the hardware store and furniture store, and lunch out...none of which I really have pictures of, but Jay seemed pretty satisfied with getting to spend some quality alone time with her...so sweet).
And I was incredibly refreshed getting to spend the Saturday and Sunday in Lakeside, Mi (just north of New Buffalo) at a cottage with my best girlfriends. No kids, no babies, just us girls. The kind of friends you can be apart from for one week or one year, and still pick up where you left off. It was long overdue, for all of us. We had some drinks, cooked, played some games, read magazines, swam in the lake, laid on the beach, walked around town, and laughed a lot. It was just what Mommy needed.
Albion lasagna dinner (made with love by Heather B)
Hilary striking quite the silly pose for my shutter happy self. She's so silly.
Juli and Heather making Mojitos!
Have already forgotten why the dancing started (not due to alcohol, but Mommy brain), but I think it had something to do with Dolly Parton's song "Jolene"
Spent the night on the beach star gazing (with 'eyes closed' in this picture). Heather and Ang actually went swimming that night!
We had a gorgeous second day at the beach! Got plenty of sun, but also fought off our "stalker". I love all animals, but man I hate birds. Check him out, trying to be stealth and sneak up ever so slowly on us to steal our food. He eventually had all of his buddies around us and got waaaay too close for comfort (a few feet away), so I had to throw down...
The outside of our cottage below. Quaint and clean, it's all we needed. What a fantastic weekend. Best birthday gift ever. I have quite the special husband to give me the opportunity to take off for an entire weekend to go play. I am SO lucky.
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