A Girlfriends Getaway -- Do's and Dont'sWritten by Valerie McDermott
Do...keep it small. Too many cooks in kitchen...too many gals in a hotel room. The simplest task of getting ready to go out could end up taking all night. Don’t...cram into small spaces. We are all older now and enjoy our own beds. Book right number of hotel rooms or rent a home with enough bedrooms. If going value route at least make it a king bed if girlfriends are to share. Do...bring some treats. Healthy or otherwise. Your girlfriends will be sure to thank you Don’t...overindulge. You do not want to spend whole next day of your much deserved vacation alone in hotel room with a headache or even a bad sunburn. Take precautions girlfriend!. Do...pack plenty of aspirin and bottled waters. Before diving into that hotel bed take 2 aspirin and drink a bottle of water. You’ll thank yourself in morning. Do...take careful consideration of everyone’s financial situation. A luxurious weekend at a 4 star spa or hotel sounds great but you don’t want to contribute to anyone’s credit card debt.
| | A Mom's GetawayWritten by Valerie McDermott
Vacation Destination: Block Island Accomplices: 6 High School Girlfriends (Yes, we’ve been friends for 5 years now... ha ha) The time is 6:15 am on a Sunday. I’ve been up since 4:30 am. Am I a little eager? Of course, it is my annual girlfriend getaway and I’m late to arrive. Why you say? Let’s just say I have not completely embraced “you deserve this” philosophy but I am getting there. The other girls have already enjoyed one day on beach and one night on town (if you can call it a town). They have assured me that they did not have that much fun but I suspect they are lying. The commuting time is approximately three hours but it is three hours of heavenly solitude. No children whining no husband questioning me on my packing abilities (Did you pack my underwear?) Nope, it’s just me – and yes I did forget to pack my underwear but I don’t care. During hour long ferry ride I see families heading over for vacations and I think “This would be a nice family destination but THANK GOD I don’t have them with me.” My cell phone rings I look at my caller ID. It’s my husband, ALREADY!!! He just calls to wish me well and he says he misses me. Strangely, I do not miss him as much as I do when he is away on his annual golf weekend (three days, two nights but I am not keeping track). The boat docks and I have arrived. I walk to our cottage and find girls awake and waiting for me to go to breakfast. We are staying at Blue Dorry Inn, a very quaint inn that provides a wonderful homemade breakfast in their dining room. The girls spend breakfast filling me in on what happened day/night before. It consists of drinks on beach, appetizers for dinner, and drinks and dancing to a not very good band. They would have gone to bed early but one of girls threatened bodily injury to anyone going to bed early.
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