A little girls getaway!

This weekend I am venturing to Clarence, New York! A girlfriend of mine is tying the knot this summer(!) and this weekend is her bridal shower. I am anxious to see her and catch up with other friends. Despite the excitement, I am sort of embarrassed to admit that this will be the first time I will have driven 5.5 hours before (without the Mr.). My typical escapades are either to Baltimore or Philly, so this is uncharted territory for me!

There is something about a weekend away with girls that leaves me feeling so happy. A few days to be extra loud, goofy, girly, and emotional....all while talking for hours, staying up too late, and eating too much.

It's lovely.

While I am away dressing up and playing fun/sometimes awkward bridal shower games, my hubby is taking a shot at a newly discovered interest: building stuff! He has a ton of tools that rarely get used and has decided to try and build me two flower boxes for our deck and a bookcase! God bless him... I am working hard to let go of control and let him "have at it", but of course, this can be harder said then done. Just this morning I was asking, "how much will it cost?", "what color stain/paint will you use?", "don't you think you should look up directions?"....

As you can see, this is harder for me than I thought! I am really working on letting him just have fun with this, but I just cannot comprehend not using directions or investigating online tips on how to build, stain, sand, etc. His confidence and creativity amazes me sometimes :)

I'll give an update next week. Perhaps with a picture or two!

**above is a picture from an extra fun girls night form a few years ago...my bachelorette party!

Love love,
Amber