tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post3466872520315350921..comments2023-10-18T06:48:47.126-05:00Comments on Not to brag . . .: I don't think the answer is "bachelorette party."mephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-80682020952198432072008-05-05T15:22:00.000-05:002008-05-05T15:22:00.000-05:00MEP I totally agree with you. We need to get so...MEP I totally agree with you. We need to get something on the books. I would love to just hang out and be away for awhile. Thanks for writing about such a topic. It hit home when you said going to the bathroom by yourself or no car seats!!<BR/>BDFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-19414799700994598882008-04-05T20:03:00.000-05:002008-04-05T20:03:00.000-05:00How funny is that NCTE was my weekend getaway 9 ye...How funny is that NCTE was my weekend getaway 9 years running--that is, until I had a kid.<BR/><BR/>When you figure out the answer to the all-important question of the female bachelor party, post away. I'm ready.<BR/><BR/>SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-68791435752696775212008-04-04T08:48:00.000-05:002008-04-04T08:48:00.000-05:00MEP-I sent this to all the gals here who know you ...MEP-I sent this to all the gals here who know you and who relate well to what you are talking about. We're inspired and in talks to plan an outing or two that has absolutely nothing to do with any aforementioned obligation. Thanks for writing this--keep up the good work!!<BR/><BR/>I'm also passing along a link to enjoy, that is along the same vein. http://www.theordinarymatters.com/Kerrileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771640958681388185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-5822731923133803962008-04-02T21:59:00.000-05:002008-04-02T21:59:00.000-05:00lucky for me, my college roommates and i have been...lucky for me, my college roommates and i have been pretty consistent about doing a reunion weekend once a year--we've probably done it 9 of the past 11 years (please tell me i'm not old enough to have been reunion-ing that long)--they are random (going to a ski resort though none of us ski, etc) and hilarious and restful and i am always so completely grateful. and the hubby, though exhausted and ready to turn over the kids as i walk in the door, is grateful for the one-on-one time with them as well. also, my sisters and i had what we like to call "the best weekend of our lives" in south beach a few years ago without our husbands/children. (highly recommend this to sisters everywhere). so, that being said, i'm thinking the bhs girls are LONG overdue for a weekend of sorts. yes, the whole pregnant/breastfeeding thing seems to be a current obstacle, but even starting to think about locations sounds like fun to me... i'm more than in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-76982120795445884012008-04-02T19:55:00.000-05:002008-04-02T19:55:00.000-05:00You are on to something. I have some great memori...You are on to something. I have some great memories of Girls trips. New York, probably will forever top the charts. I will admit it is so easy once there are no little ones. I was not smart enough to realize how important and fun it would have been to do a girls weekend in the midst of childrearing. Grandparents are always happy to help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-7579482414761762312008-04-02T15:25:00.000-05:002008-04-02T15:25:00.000-05:00This topic was actually discussed at the bachelor ...This topic was actually discussed at the bachelor party. The consensus being that guys would love for their wives to take a girls trip but there are real differences that prevent it from happening. I don't think it is productive or wise for me to list those differences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-4307008809966759502008-04-02T13:54:00.000-05:002008-04-02T13:54:00.000-05:00LAP, perhaps you're right and I should get somethi...LAP, perhaps you're right and I should get something planned soon . . . there's just the matter of that dissertation to write.<BR/><BR/>Actchy, I have excellent memories of "Who Let the Dawgs Out" Parts I and II. However, since the dawgs gathered in Chicago, it was fun for me but not a get-a-way. You are for sure on my short-list for any trips.mephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-45039326862892028882008-04-02T12:07:00.000-05:002008-04-02T12:07:00.000-05:00Spot on, MEP. I have taken two short trips by mys...Spot on, MEP. I have taken two short trips by myself post-children. Both were delightful, yet I was refreshed and ready to come home by the end. One of those trips was to visit PITA in NY last summer. She was concerned about providing me exciting entertainment, but I tried to express that the mere fact that I had such complete freedom was vacation enough. It was tons of fun though, pita.<BR/><BR/>MEP, I say it's not too late for you. You still have a month or two of travel time. If you don't pull anything together, though, I plan to be Chicago (childless) for our Vancouver cousin's bridal shower in May (though I shouldn't need an event, right?) so make sure T-baby is on duty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-26952695862070719872008-04-02T11:28:00.000-05:002008-04-02T11:28:00.000-05:00MEP, when you are able to negotiate a weekend geta...MEP, when you are able to negotiate a weekend getaway with your girlfriends, be it next month or in 5 years, I hope to be on the short-list. I am recalling with a smile the two "dawg" weekends, which were in Chicago and thus less of a weekend "away" for you, but rather just a big night out. I count them as much-needed at the time gatherings of girlfriends, though. What ever happened to that tradition?<BR/><BR/>I totally agree in the intrinsic value of a girls' trip, and feel frustrated with some folks' take on it. I know many, many men who do a regular, non-bachelor-party fishing/camping/Vegas/golf weekend with their buddies. However, last year when I went to London with two girlfriends, many people did a bit of eyebrow-raising, especially to my husband, who whole-heartedly supported the trip: "your wife is going to EUROPE? without you?" Double standarditis, methinks.Actchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320025313541534433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-35672582415346897482008-04-02T08:04:00.000-05:002008-04-02T08:04:00.000-05:00E--I thought about the European "vacation" as I fe...E--I thought about the European "vacation" as I fell asleep last night. We saw a lot and had some fun, but given the budget constraints and the unbearable weight of my backpack, it wasn't exactly relaxing! Plus, being single and childless, we likely did not appreciate the experience as we should have.<BR/><BR/>I'll go back to Paris or anywhere in Europe as long as nice (i.e., not hostels, no shared bathrooms) hotels are part of the equation. We'll have to keep reminding each other!mephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074153090546740903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3436677792458357476.post-75317102021287465832008-04-02T07:04:00.000-05:002008-04-02T07:04:00.000-05:00As someone who has heard at least ten times in the...As someone who has heard at least ten times in the last two weeks that my husband's weekend trip to Florida next week is "work" and "a meeting" (but also involves fishing and golf), I'm right there with you.<BR/>And, ah, on your list of girls' trips, you left out the infamous European vacation! If NTB had existed back then, oh, what a post it would have been. I'm in for Napa, or dinner, or anything. But let's also plan a return trip "across the pond" that does NOT involve backpacks, hostels (or the naked German women in the bathroom there), or long layovers in airports. I never did get to see Paris, so...E...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04405932437380095945noreply@blogger.com