Years ago my childhood friends and I tried to plan a
vacation getting all our families together. For multiple reasons the vacation
was cancelled, postponed and moved multiple times. After trying to plan for
over a year we scrapped the original plans and my friends and I met up for a
long weekend (leaving our families at home). Little did we know what an impact
that weekend would have on all of us. The laughter, the fun and the break from
motherly responsibilities was just what four moms with eight kids between them
needed. A tradition was born. (A tradition that always seems to work in wine
tasting no matter where we go.) Since that weekend, we have traveled to four
different states, eight different cities and more wineries than you can count
on two hands. This weekend marks our eighth consecutive year.
We are often told, "It's so great that you do that" or "You are
so lucky to be able to get away every year." But our response is
that luck has nothing to do with it. All four of us make this trip a
priority. We plan months in advance and the date become sacred.
We've missed baseball games and family birthdays because of it.
We’ve left behind sick kids, with a hug and a smile knowing that they would be
just fine (and that we would get updates via text). We have a village that
supports us while we are gone and that allows us to leave every ounce of guilt
at home because we all need this time. We need this time
because over the years we've come to realize that to be the best mom's we can
be, we must first be they best women we can be. Being together makes us
laugh and allows us to shed a little bit of responsibility for a couple of
days. Being together we get to eat good food, hot meals and leave our
"schedule" behind. But most of all, being together makes us
stronger.
So forgive me for keeping it short this week, but it's time for me to go back
to doing noting, or reading a magazine, or laughing about the time when...... And
know that this post is not intended to make you jealous of us, but to tell you
that you could, no you should do this too - grab a friend,
make a plan and get away.
Heart-FULLy
Yours,
Kacey
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