Friday, October 5, 2012

South Lake Tahoe

Girls Weekend 2012


Time with our girlfriends is soooo very important!  For 28 yrs Michelle and I have gotten together for our special time.  At first it started just the 2 of us, we had our 1 weekend a year to finish the sentences that we were unable to finish because of husband and children and home interruptions.  Then we started inviting others.  If they passed our "test" and weren't "blackballed" then they were lucky to be invited back!  LOL Consistantly we have 10 girls for our getaway.  "Weekend" has grown to 3-4 nights.  Our cheapy weekend has turned into an adult getaway.  We are back at Lakeland Village in South Lake Tahoe.  We love it here and we are able to all stay together in one unit directly on the lake.  We have a 180 degree view from every window in our townhouse.  Beautiful and fun!!  We are able to visit and watch movies, order pizza, nap, shop,gamble, have spa treatments and consume alot of wine, champagne and vodka!!   We have always said that our girls weekends are much cheaper than a psychiatrist!    Now we have Minnesota girls represented and Shannon has joined us for 15+ yrs.  Stacy and Stephanie are a permanent fixture.  The others are rotated in/out each year.

Today we went to the casinos and are currently getting ready for our night on the town.... nice dinner and clubbing.  So many people want the middle aged fat woman!  NOT!!  But we have so much fun together that it doesn't matter.  Our husbands and boyfriends gladly turn us over to our girlfriends.  Good clean fun!!  They know that we always come home to them!  Our inside jokes are only funny to us and if repeated are just an eye roll to others.  It's for all these things that this time is special to each of us.  Cheers!!! 

Monday, October 1, 2012

Queensland, Australia

 
Ahhhhh.... Western Civilization!!!  We arrived in Brisbane, Australia last night after all night and all day flying. We pickup our rental cars and WOW that was interesting!!  Vehicles driving on the right side of the car and the left side of the road and round-a-bouts all over!  Tired, smelly and now behind the wheel of an automobile.  We made it to the apartment only to  be greeted by friends from home.  What a wonderful surprise!!  Our corporate apartment is in the hustle and bustle Fortitude Valley and all the nightlife, too bad we were too tired to enjoy. 

This morning we headed out to the country and our evening at Maggie's Farm.  What a fabulous country home dedicated to corporate housing and meals.  Maggie's Farm is a darling home and Annie is a fabulous cook and hostess!!  She made a beef stew that anyone living in India for a month would crave! ..... ME!  I have been able to decompress and enjoy the Australian wine and countryside while the men talked shop.  :)  Missing home had me clearning the table and looking forward to spoiling my family from my kitchen! 

Tonight is the last night with my husband as I head back to Brisbane tomorrow.  My time away is drawing to a close but with many wonderful memories and hearfelt intentions of returning to India AND Australia.  This time away has opened my eyes to the belief of living in an area for a time in order to truly appreciate the culture and beauty. 

G-day all!