Girls Day Out!

I love being a Mom, but I really enjoy having a break from my duties and having uniterrupted time with friends. Being able to complete a whole thought from start to finish is such a luxury. I've come to really love my birthday (and my friends' birthdays too!) because it means an excuse for girl time! Shannon and I always take a day to go out and "celebrate" (shop) for each of our birthdays. We are grateful to have husbands that happily expand their Daddy duties to include Mommy duties as well for the day.

Last year I was still recovering from surgery but was determined to go out. We planned 2 very short stops at 2 small stores. I made it to one and Shannon ended up pushing both of our strollers...okay, so it wasn't the best idea. But not this year! We were back in full swing and had a great day.

The important ingredients for a successful girls day out are:

Starting the day with a stop at Starbucks to pick up our espresso.

Shopping at places we normally can't go with the children.

Eating lunch at a non kid-friendly location (not because we don't want to be around children, but because these are places we rarely get to frequent during our day to day life. We chose PF Cha*ngs this year).

A mid afternoon snack involving chocolate of some kind.

And of course, if we find some treasures along the way, that's the cherry on our sundae.

We went to Home Go*ods which is such a fun discount store full of things for the house. We recently had one go up in the area and it's great fun. (Dan's ultimate nightmare, for sure).

This was my favorite find....

These little guys reminded me of my boys and will find a special place in the yard this year. (Where it will be continually knocked over by balls, golf clubs, trucks....But that's okay).

Thanks for the fun day, friend!