Pooltime and Pedis...yes, please!

Apparently, you could all care less about the fact that I'm back on that workout train that ran right over me and all you want is the deets on my trip.

Yeah, I don't blame you.

Because I won an all-expense-paid trip! Little ole me!!

Oh. Wait. My hubs actually won it. Considering only a few hundred people out of hundreds of thousands of people get to go on this trip, which happens once every five years, I should really give him the credit.

His boss' boss nominated him, based solely on the fact that he is a freakin' rock star at his job. Seriously. He just got promoted to a position in which he had no experience and therefore HR was balking at interviewing him. He had managers galore go to bat for him and ended up with the job. Never in my life have I met someone with the work ethic like my husband.

Luckily, I get to reap the benefits.

When I first found out we'd be leaving the boys for three nights, I freaked out a bit. G is such a mama's boy and their allergies alone sent waves of panic through me. Not to mention, I hate, hate, hate to fly. Honestly, I was hesitant to even go.

But B's dad and stepmom agreed to watch them, promised they'd only feed them the food we send, and the fact that their grandma is a retired nurse put me a lot more at ease. Plus, they said that if G is uncomfortable at their house, they'd just come stay at our house for those days.

Then, B got home from work and told me where we were going and I almost died. It's a resort in Arizona with spa treatments I have only dreamed of. The place has won many awards in travel magazines. There are yoga classes and sunset hikes and a gorgeous pool. B and I haven't been on a trip alone since our honeymoon six years ago.

And just when I thought it couldn't get better...I received proof that although B won it, this trip was made for me. Their website has a "going green" section, boasting locally grown/organic food, vegan products used in the spa, recycled materials used throughout the resort, donation of food scraps to the Phoenix Herpetological Society, energy-saving procedures implemented whenever possible, etc., etc., etc.

We leave in about two months. Is it too early to pack my bags?

Namaste.