Girl Trip 2012

I had the absolute pleasure of going on my annual girls trip to Santa Fe with my besties: Lauren, Mende, Casey, Kris and Claire.  We all have been looking forward to this trip for a year.  It is such a great time, away from home for a couple days, doing girly things, talking about girly things and having some girly time. Besties having the best time.

I arrived at the airport thinking I was a smidge early but no, they were already all there at the bar no less - who can blame them? Party here we come.  Started the trip off with a cocktail, we flew an hour and a half, we grocery shopped and then we picked that drinking right back up.  To the tune of 3:30 am for most of my girls.  I had been fighting a cold so I turned in at 1:00 but the rest of the crazy girls turned in at 3:30.  Let the fun begin! Luckily when I asked what I missed, no one could recall.  Do you think that is because they had been drinking so late into the night? I do.

Friday morning had us up drinking our coffee in Lauren's beautiful backyard in 70 degree temps.  We had breakfast and then lazed by the pool all day long.  And I do mean lazed. It was greatness.  We left for lunch and then the spa later that afternoon where we all enjoyed couples massages.  Casey and I were "coupled" and I loved that she got cradled at the end (normal people won't know what this is but we do).  It was classic.  And Fantastic!

Now, because our day started late with the spa, we started late on our 2nd Annual Pub Crawl.  We got started at 10:30 - yes, I felt like I was back in college where nothing even happened until 10. But you know what? We rocked it!  Hit 3 bars in 3 1/2 hours and enjoyed every...single...minute!  We stayed up until the wee hours of the morning and even all rocked a 9 am get up to carry on.  Such a blast and another late night for us ladies.

Saturday we went to the folk art festival where I saw Ali McGraw and then saw Lauren Hutton.  We shopped all day and that is always fun.  Who does not like to shop? Well, me if I am not allowed by my hubs but he was ok with it so here I went.  However, I did not find just a ton.  Next year.  Then we went to Geronimo for dinner.  We decided to stay home that night as Casey had a cold too and felt awful.  Luckily, a little of my Afrin and she was roaring to go! We stayed up, again, until 3 am.  We rocked it but of course, did not remember much conversation from 1 on.  Oh well.  Just another reason to get together again, to talk :)

Sunday we had to depart.  Sunday always comes so fast on a girl trip.  I mean fast.  Like you blink and it is there.

I am so lucky and so blessed to have the best friends I have and that we all love each other so much that we want to have our time away from our families with each other.  It was bliss!