I absolutely adore my family, but there are times that I need, no I CRAVE some time away. It isn't anything personal, I just have to have a little adult time away. I can feel when things get a little stressful and it has been awhile since I have seen my friends that I am in need of a GNO. Girls' Night Out.

Girls' night out is not what it used to be. Back in the day before husbands and kids, we would head to the bars and dance all night long. We would stay out late and pay for it the next morning. Ahhhh...those were the days....

Time spent with friends isn't quite like that anymore. We will go out for drinks (we're not THAT old, you know?) and instead sit and talk and talk and talk. We do not see each other nearly enough and there is always so much to catch up on. Since so many of us have kids, we truly appreciate the adult conversation. There have been times that girl's night out results in a very late night because with such good conversation, we can completely lose track of time. One night, I sat across from a friend chatting away until we realized we had been talking for 7 hours!

My husband is fascinated by this because he cannot understand what we can talk about for that length of time. In fact, when he asked me what we talked about, I thought for a moment and replied, "Lots of stuff, but I can't think of anything in particular."

So, I am in need of a GNO - but before I plan anything, I better block off a lot of time. There is A LOT to talk about.

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