Escaping

It has taken me all week to make time to write about it, but last weekend was wonderful! I viewed it as even more pleasurable as I returned to work on Monday and realized that I had really, truly relaxed - to the point that I didn't even remember that I packed some documents to edit while I was away for the weekend. I had time on Monday to get to them, so it obviously wasn't that critical to get to it over the weekend anyways.

We drove to southeastern Ohio on Friday to meet two other couples for a weekend of fun, laughter, rest and relaxation at a cabin. (Don't get the wrong idea, this cabin was not rustic. It had air, a full kitchen and a six person hot tub.) We shared conversation, hiked in some state parks, dipped in the hot tub and ate way too much. John and I did get some studying in but it felt so different than when we are normally shoving reading for class in to our weekend.

It was a fabulous escape and a reminder that we need to do that more often. Escaping doesn't have to be physically going somewhere, but simply leaving behind everyday worries and tasks if only for a bit. I escaped again last night for about an hour, as I enjoyed a facial and partial massage. MMMMM. I need to blog sometime about my recent thoughts on pampering oneself too. Tonight I escaped, if only for a few minutes, while I looked out the back window at the beatiful summer evening and popped raspberries in my mouth.