I would like to say I'm missing you.

Really I would. But I'm not. Yet anyway. (You had to read the title of this post for all that to make sense.)
I'm in Birmingham, baby...and for all you scrap-happy people out there, you would love to be me right now. Uh huh, uh huh. I've had my picture with Lainie, KelliCrowe, Carrie Colbert, Cathy Zielske and Heidi Swapp so far...next up Elsie Flannigan! Who wants to be next?! Line up behind all the cool people. {wink}
On a lot of days in my ususal life- I sometimes have moments when I sit and think about who I wish I could trade places with in life for a day or two. Not today. Probably not tomorrow either. I am living la vida buena {that's Spanish for livin' the good life, isn't it?!}. So, after more than ten years of never being anywhere without my husband and/or kids for more than 24 hours, I am loving my new found freedom! I promise I will board the plane Sunday morning and head back to reality and I love and miss my family...but for now, I'm soaking it all in.
And while I'm feeling it and living it- I might as well encourage it to all of you. Take a minute for yourself. Crank up the radio when you're driving yourself to work tomorrow morning. Jump at the chance to remind yourself how great of a person you are... aside from being parent, employee, husband or wife, mom or dad, and enjoy a moment in life all to yourself. Or if you're lucky (like me) take a whole weekend. I'm thinking I shouldn't wait another 10 years to do something for myself again. Oh well, I can't obsess about all my missed opportunities in life when I'm in the middle of loving me and my present moment!
If I don't come back here for another day or two- just know I'm having the Nitty.Gritty. time of my life!!