TOP TEN GIRLS GETAWAY!
1. "Greetings Ladies". This became our phrase for the week. Ben, Stacy's youngest he is in kindergarten, was reading the Resurrection Story on Easter Sunday with Stacy. Stacy was asking questions when it was over and said "What was said?" Ben: "Greetings Ladies. He has risen." Simple enough! Although the phrase needs to be said with a little sliminess.
2. Upgraded to first class. If you've ever flown on Allegiant. You have to pay for EVERYTHING. So we didn't check bags or pre-register for a seat. It was a free for all. We were literally the last 5 to board the plane. Two boys were behind us. Luckily though because of that. We boarded from the back walked all the way to the front. I asked if we could sit in the first three seats, first row! They were reserved (not sure for who) but they removed the signs and we got to all sit together. First class may be a generous category but we are calling it that. We were also the last to exit the plane because our luggage was clear in the back. Tricky but hilarious.
3. Mimosa Thursday: We decided Thursday would be the day for mimosas. Nothing like having one right on the beach. Mimosa Thursday led to ....
4. MMMMMMMMMM Thursday! Mimosas, Marinating in the sun (tanning), Manna from heaven (see item 5), Massages, Mexican, and Margaritas.
5. Manna from heaven. While marinating on Thursday we were just hanging out at the beach. Laura and I see this thing fall from the sky about 20 feet in front of our chairs. We quickly look up to see a BALD EAGLE being chased by an Osprey and the bald eagle had dropped its fish. Now this act is up for interpretation. Some may say the BALD EAGLE was terrified and so it dropped it accidentally in an effort to get away. However I believe the truth is that it was offering us a fish as an act of worship for our beautiful beach bodies. This nice local came up and taught us that the fish was a Mullet fish... add the M fish to the M Thursday.
6. Pedicures and Massages. Yes please! Nothing says girls trip like a massage and a pedicure!!!!
7. Random quotes!
Me: "You know what they say. Hindsight is always..."
Laura: "50/50".
Me: "WHAT? 50/50? You mean 20/20."
Laura: "O I was thinking about raffles."
8. Foot/Back Door Massages. Auto correct may possibly be the worst thing EVER invented. Marriage Works is being held at River Ridge on Friday evening and Matt wanted us girls to come up with some questions for the Newlywed Game. So over a delicious dinner @ Salt Rock Grille (AMAZING dinner, thanks Wendy), we came up with the questions for the game. Funny thing is you would think I'd have nothing to add seeing as I was the only single. I wrote most of the questions. haha. That is just funny to me. Anyways Laura typed them up on her phone to email to Matt. It wasn't until Matt responded that we realized one of the multiple choices had been changed from "foot and back massages" to foot/back door massages." BAHAHAHAHA. It caught Matt off guard (and us).
9. Love was in the air. I have NEVER seen more mating in my life. I'm not kidding it was mating season in Florida. Every animal was mating all the time. We had bugs on our dinner table, in the elevator, and by the pool mating. There were also birds on the beach mating, and not one bird was without its mate when they were just chilling on the beach. Hilarious. I may be scarred for life. The guy on the plane on the way back had just watched a news report about "love bugs" turns out they are real and that is what they are called. Crazy.
10. Boogie Boards. Stacy has never boogied boarded.... ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Anyways so we grabbed some boards from the Godwin's closet and headed out. We were the only ones in the ocean because there was this crazy riptide. After almost 6 hours of near death attempts (okay it was probably only 5 minutes but the current was so strong I burned at least 900 calories), we gave up and headed to the pool.
Like always the top ten are in no particular order.
There is nothing more relaxing then going on a girls trip. Nothing brings me more joy than sitting and laughing, and getting to the heart of life. We are great at pointless conversation and making each other laugh. The thing I cherish the most though is that while our time is filled with laughter and silly conversations it is filled more with conversations that allow no room for hiding, no room for guardedness, and only room for Christ to fill more of you. Whether it is encouraging each other when we feel like we got the short end of the stick or celebrating the clear ways Christ has brought us into a spacious place it is only real conversation that puts us in the middle of where Christ wants us.
2 comments:
Ok it is really scripture and prayer that put us in the middle of where Christ wants us. I don't want to be Jesus Juked.
i'm so glad y'all had such a great time! sounds like a blast. all but the boogie boarding. that sounds scary! : )
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