The Kings: Atlanta Girl's Trip

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Atlanta Girl's Trip

My sister and I braved a girl's trip to Atlanta this past weekend. She is expecting her second daughter, Lucy, in May and we wanted to spend some time together before the exhaustion and uncertainty of a newborn ensues later this year. Honestly most trips we plan seem to fail or at the very least provide some temporary pain, so I think we were both apprehensive that this one might follow suit and be a miserable few days. I was so happy to be pleasantly surprised. It was SO much fun and I don't think it could have gone any better. We had a ball with Bailey and Sylvie in the big city, enjoying life as tourists. The only bad part was realizing how much fun it would be if we lived in the same town instead of eight hours away from each other. That just plain sucks since the girls have so much fun together and I love my sister! We'll have to do it again when Lucy's a little older...and we may have to add a nanny to the mix when that happens. To say we were tired when we got home would be a considerable understatement.

The best anecdote from the trip...at least for me. My sister was ordering lunch in a cafe while I watched both girls at a table outside. While she was in line she overheard two women gossiping about me. "Do you see that girl outside with the short hair? Poor teen mom." Tsk, tsk. Yeah, you got that right! I'll take their pity cuz it means I look real good for my old age and for having had two small children! I love being misunderstood and it work to my advantage.

Awesome hotel...