Me, my girls and a dream suit

Last Sunday, Leslie and I drove to Destin to the condo for a few days of relaxation. Beth was already there having gone down with Drennon (her friend that's getting married very soon) for the Memorial holiday weekend. Drennon left on Sunday morning and we came in on Sunday night. The drive down was so great! I was able to talk and listen to my new daughter in law which was so wonderful. Needless to say, the trip seemed very short because we talked the entire way!! There is no doubt God's hand was in Clay and Leslie finding each other. She is so easy going, easy to talk to and never seems stressed about anything. Totally opposite of Clay! Leslie is a perfect fit for our family and it showed on this trip. It was so nice to be with "my girls." We sunned, ate, read, slept, sunned some more and ate some more. I would like to have some pictures to show you but Beth said, NO WAY! You see, we went without much makeup on or at times, any makeup on. I usually had just a little on because I would hate to scare someone into a heart attack! But when I was at the pool, I only wore sunscreen on my face. I did wear my BIG sunglasses and a large hat that mostly hid my face from view, which was a good thing for more reasons than one. Beth looked cute in her maternity bathing suit and Leslie looked great in her 2 piece. I did ask Leslie if she was really pregnant because I could see no signs of it in that 2 piece. If she wasn't my daughter in law, I think I would have to hate her! Too bad I couldn't find a bathing suit that would hide my entire body and still let me tan. I need to talk to the Spanx girl to see if it would be possible to make me a "sucker inner suit" that would give me a waist, hide my "thunder thighs", lift the lower and upper portion of my body, keep the arms from jiggling that I could still tan through. Hey, maybe I'll try to design one myself and make a billion dollars! I'm sure I would have a few takers. But I'm not sure they make industrial strength stretch fabric strong enough to hold all of me in. And would I be able to pull it up without help and still breathe? Of course, if it makes me look 50 lbs. lighter, I guess I could go without breathing for a while. Oh well, a girl can dream, can't she???
Anyway, the week was wonderful and I enjoyed being with Beth and Leslie. Girl time is something all us girls need every once in a while. Of course, Ben and Clay really missed their wives. Poor Clay (cry me a river!) was lost because he didn't have Leslie to make his lunches and fix his dinner. She even went to the grocery and bought him plenty of stuff to eat. The problem was he just didn't want to take the time to make his lunches or cook his dinner, even if it was in the microwave! I told Leslie she's already spoiled him too much. When Leslie talked with Clay one morning, he asked about the weather, which was a little overcast at the time. He wanted to know if we were coming home early because of the weather (can you say, "NO WAY JOSE!!"). It might take a few more trips to break him in. Beth has been on several trips without Ben since they married. He is a little more used to it now. But he doesn't like to be stuck with the 3 dogs for very long. After a few days (1 or 2) he's ready for Beth to come home and take care of them. If he thinks dogs are hard to care for, just wait until he has to keep Elliotte BY HIMSELF for the first time. Oh, I feel another blog coming from that experience! Before I forget, John did miss me too, but after almost 36 years of marriage he knows I need my time away to regain what little sanity I have left. I usually find my sanity when I'm on my girl trips, but by the time I get home, I've lost it again. Oh well, I guess that means I'll just have to take more trips with the girls. Do I have any takers??
God bless until next time.