A Trip With My Girlies

In the book/movie "PS I love You," a husband with an inoperable brain tumor makes arrangements, in secret, for his wife to take a trip to Ireland with "her girlies" after his death(I realize this sounds strange. The book, however, is a romantic must read and the movie was fantastic).

I've included a (low quality)clip of one of my favorite scenes from the film, of the three "girlies" (friends)on a lake fishing. I can so relate to this.

I think a mother of all boys especially needs some time out with girlfriends.

I am the only woman in my office. I'm the only girl in my house (even the cat and dogs are males). There are entire days, and stretches of days, when I don't even hear another woman's voice (except Amanda Carrol on Klove. Thank goodness for her humor).

I realized this yesterday, when I was choosing a Pandora station to listen to. I find women's voices especially comforting right now (I'm in a "Plumb" phase, see below. And Fireflioght, SuperChick, Nellie Furtado.)

What if I could take a trip with my girlies? If I were the planner, I'd take us to Nashville. We'd visit a (girl) cousin who lives there, go to Dollywood (free admission since I'm also a Herschend Family Entertainment employee:), and we'd stay at a hotel with a spa.

Perhaps ironically, we'd HAVE to eat at "Mas tacos por favor" and visit Jack White's Record Store, "Third Man Records."

Then I could brag to the boys:)