My Palm Springs Weekend

What a weekend!  Living in my little Texas bubble most of the time it blows my mind that on Friday I went to California and by Monday I was home again.  As a kid we took a family vacation to California and it took us 4 days to get there via Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon.  It was 23 hours in the station wagon with my little brother leaning ever-so-slightly on my side of the imaginary line between us just to annoy me.

Now I can be there and back before my kids notice I am gone.  When I got home last night they were all eating dinner and it was just life as normal.  Isn’t that always weird when you go away on a magical weekend then return home and it’s like nothing ever happened?

The retreat really was wonderful. I mean, do the math….

Palm Springs + a group of beautiful women that I have never met = LOVE

It was a very diverse group of different lifestyles, races, ages, socio-economic groups….really interesting.  Since I usually speak at MOPS groups, homeschool meetings and blogging conferences, this was a new experience for me.  I was really thrilled to see that these women came together as one almost immediately and by the end, as retreats go, we were all madly in love with each other.  I was thinking of each of them this morning and praying for them and I am so grateful that God has infused these ladies into my heart.  What grace He has for us!

The resort where we stayed was so gorgeous.  I couldn’t stop drooling all over the furniture in the conference center.  There were these tall chairs that I was so crazy about that I kept trying to figure out a way to sneak one out of the lobby.  I need this chair. It was 2 different fabrics, one was shimmery, like pearls and the side/back was contemporary green and ecru….my heart soared every time I walked past it.

But I didn’t take the chair.  Even if I got it out of the resort, how would I get it on the plane?   I may have to go back and visit it.

Once I got home it was business as usual.  This morning’s school work is waiting for me and the kids have a zillion questions.  My etsy orders are backed up and the full force of home is upon me.  Welcome home Mom, welcome home.

This upcoming week is filled with a whole lotta nothin’ which is just what I need.  I just want to play games with my kids, cook simple food, slep in my own bed and enjoy some Sonic ice.  Ahhh…the good life.

Have a wonderful week!