Much needed girls' night out!

Tonight I finally made time to have a girls' night out - and what an awesome time it was! It has been soo long since I have had time to just sit and chat with my girlfriends without children or husbands, without time constraints, not in the pick-up line at school, or the grocery store - just a girls' get together for fun! We ate, drank, joked, laughed, and it felt so good to be ridiculously juvenile and alive again! Not that I don't feel alive every night as kids complain about dinner, the dogs get in the trash, and my schedule runs late - that's all good, too. But there's nothing quite as wonderful as laughing at yourself, remembering your younger days and realizing that you are not that young anymore, and just enjoying the company of other like-women.

I think I'm going to have to do this more often. It has totally rejuvenated me. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard or felt so comfortable (not sweat suit comfortable, but girlfriend comfortable). This is a great prelude towhat I hope to be a great vacation.

Friends really do add value to my life. Thank you!