Now There Is 5: Mommy Weekend!

This past weekend I went on a girls trip! We went to the Mall of America.

I started to think Friday night, "was this the first time I have done something like this?" I could not for the life of me remember if I have ever left my kids home with Nic overnight and went to do something fun and for myself.

I have left my kids for many overnight stays while either celebrating our Anniversary or attending a Hawkeye game or just a date night. So while I have left them to do fun things with my husband, leaving them for a girls weekend, felt a little different. Not sure why.

I'll give you a short description of my weekend....no kid screaming "MOM!", nobody asking me for food or a drink, no butt wiping, no giving anyone a bath, no doing laundry for an entire 48 hours, nobody asking me to do anything, peeing in peace with the door shut, getting to eat my food while it was still hot and when a baby or kid cried, it wasn't mine!

Do I feel guilty about enjoying that time? NOPE! As a mother we devote our lives to our families and work. We hardly ever get to enjoy just being a woman with friends. So while I missed my kids like crazy, I so enjoyed my weekend. I even took a nap! Yeah, it might of been on a bus, but it was awesome!

By 6:00 Sunday night I was really missing my family! I felt as if the bus would never make it to Seymour! The ride home did go quickly, thank goodness after a close call and 1st tank ran out of gas. LOL

I was greeted with my husband and kiddos hiding behind our kitchen bar and jumping out screaming "SURPRISE!" It was an amazing welcome home moment! The girls made a sign and had it hanging up. That moment meant more to me than they will ever know. The girls ran to me hugging me like I had been gone for weeks. Little man just wasn't quite sure what to think but I finally stole a hug and a kiss.

The weekend away was good for my soul, heart and mind. Just as a warning to my husband.....I plan to do this more often.