Of course it had to happen the night before Zane and I leave for our 24 hour get-away! We were in the kitchen Friday night and Kate was playing quietly in the playroom, as she often does. For a moment in time I had somehow forgotten that she had turned into a monkey in the last two weeks. She had tried to climb on a doll high chair and it collapsed on her. I'm still not exactly sure where or what she hit but it looked that bad for a few hours then she woke up Saturday morning and it was the one little red dot in the middle.
Geeze .......Zane and I looked at each other and thought (why do our girls always bump their heads this badly) I thought it was the boys that were supposed to do this?
On to the next day. Kate did wake up looking fine and no swelling or bruising, so we were off to our mini trip
to French Lick. Wow was it fun!?! Zane set this all up for my birthday surprise. We set off on our adventure at 9:30 AM sharp. We sat in the car enjoying the 2.5 hour road trip. No there was no "are we there yet" no "I'm hungry" no "I'm thirsty" did I mention no "are we there yet?" Just magazine reading, radio listening, and adult conversation!!!!! We arrived and I immediately got to go to the spa for 2.5 hours. A stay at home mom of 2 kids under the age of 4 can appreciate this like you cannot imagine. It started with the
pluto bath. An aromatherapy bath that consisted of 24 minerals from the
pluto waters that french lick is known for. (From what I'm told this is the reason some of the 1920's movie stars came to the resort for these baths.....pretty cool!) Next a 50 minute massage ...more relaxation. Finally a manicure which I messed up before I got out of there and again reminded me why I normally do not get manicures.
After the spa visit I went to meet up with Zane. Where else did I find him? The Casino of course. I sat down next to him and started playing blackjack and before we knew it we were friends with everyone at the table.....singing songs and cheering
every time there was a win! The 80 year old woman next to me downing glasses of wine asked me to be her guest. What does this mean you ask??? Well she gave me an orange wrist band that would allow me to get free drinks all night. Just what I needed. HA It turns out that people who gamble
ALOT earn this status. Imagine that? She had been there since Thursday. She was a fun old lady with a lot of character.
I did a little shopping for a 1 year old and 4 year old
souvenir.
On to the Steakhouse (delicious) -By the time we were finished it was after midnight and we were beat. We slept in and headed back in the morning.
I was glad to see the girls, they missed us, but it was a trip to remember.
It was fun to feel young again and laugh with my best friend!!!!
