I’m leaving my family. Saying goodbye to my husband and kids. Packing my bags and heading south.
Don’t worry – I’ll be back. I’m just going on a very much needed girls weekend! This is the first girls weekend I have been on, kid/baby free, in more years than I want to count. I’m excited to sleep in. To eat at restaurants that don’t have a kids menu. To sit in the hot tub without having to turn my head every 30 seconds to watch some fantastic trick being performed in the pool. To carry a tiny purse. To sleep in a bed, alone without tiny feet and hands punching and kicking me in the middle of the night. To shop without having to drag a kid out of the store because of a meltdown. To shop without having to take someone to go potty. To eat my dessert without having to share. To ride in the car listening to songs I want to listen to. Oh the joys… I can’t wait.
I’m also a little excited, in a very rude “you probably shouldn’t say this out loud” kind of way that my husband is going to have a crazy, busy weekend. 3 soccer games, 2 baseball games and one T-Ball game, plus a softball practice thrown in. I know that it is not nice of me to wish a busy weekend on him, but I can’t help it. I’m secretly smirking. With his crazy travel schedule last year, I did it all by myself for so long. He needs a little dose of mommy reality.
And I know when I return, he’ll be a little more appreciative of what I do and I’ll be a little more appreciative of him as well. I’ll be a better mom for taking some time out for me. I need it. I deserve it. I can’t wait.
(and I’ll make my husband one of these as soon as I get home… he’ll need it. He’ll deserve it. He doesn’t know it yet, but by Sunday night, he won’t be able to wait.)
The Perfect Margarita from CHOW
- Salt, for rimming the glass (optional)
- Ice
- 1 1/2 ounces tequila (blanco, 100 percent agave)
- 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/2 ounce Cointreau (not Triple Sec)
- If using salt, place in a shallow dish. Moisten the rim of a rocks glass with a dampened paper towel, then dip in salt.
- Fill the glass with ice; add tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau; and stir a few times until chilled. Serve immediately.
I totally hear you on the need for a weekend escape. I have one planned for 7/2 and it is affectionately been nicknamed Mission: Debauchery, though that name has not been shared with the husbands’ of the women who are going, let they not get a permission slip. Margarita looks divine – love the pops of color in the stem!
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You take this weekend and ENJOY!
I hope you have a fabulous time. And, how did you know to post this just for me? Margaritas complete me.
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Good for you!! I’m sure you’ll have a great weekend.
Just curious about your margarita recipe — how come you’re so specific that it should be cointreau and not triple sec? They are both orange flavored liquors, non?
How wonderful !! enjoy your weekend definitely well deserved. I need to do one but just can’t bring myself to it. Will def try out the margarita this weekend !
I know you will really enjoy your weekend. It is always so much fun to get away with the girls!!!
I know this sounds simple, but I think this margarita recipe can change the world. I know too many people who have told me they hate tequila but will drink a watered down, overly sweet, syrup-based slushy that passes for a marg in many places, but who have left the Dark Side once they tried this three-ingredient authentic version.
I will challenge you on one thing, though. Cointreau is fine. I prefer Patron’s Citronage. But if you use quality tequila and real lime juice, than triple sec works quite well.
And you don’t have to spend a fortune on tequila. There are lots of $20-25 offerings out there these days. And like you said, blanco, because you want the shining freshness of pure tequila without the mellowing of the oak barrel.
Cheers!
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This looks great! Let’s plan to have a few of these at BlogHer Food!!
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Enjoy your weekend! I can sympathize with those tiny feet kicking your stomach and ribs in the middle of the night! A bed of my own sounds like a dream!
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Sounds like a great treat for you! I hope you enjoy every minute.
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YAY for you!! Enjoy yourself!!
I’m doing something very similar this weekend! And, my poor husband has a similiar schedule… something nearly every moment that I’m away. Guess, I may have to do something nice for him when I get back… but, I do figure me getting away will bring back a happier wife & mom… so, it will be worth it for them in the end! Enjoy your weekend!
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That is making me sooooo thirsty right now!
Can I come?
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I hope you have a great weekend, every mom deserves a break like that every once in a while! And thanks for reminding me why I don’t want any kids, LOL. I like to enjoy delicious margaritas like this without having to worry about little creatures jumping around, hehe.
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Girls’ weekends are really healthy. Everyone deserves a bit of a break and the time to be an adult, without being a parent or a wife or a partner. Have fun!
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Have a great time this weekend. You deserve it!
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You go girl!! I agree that every mum needs a bit of time to just “be” and this sounds like a perfect weekend to me! Cheers to you for being able to say that “out loud” – I think you are an awesome mum and wife! Enjoy!
I don’t blame you for smirking! Have a great time and drink lots of margaritas!
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Woo hoo! Every mom needs a Mom’s Night Out…I’m jealous you’re getting a weekend, but you do have 3 more kids than I do so I am sure you need it more.
Have a safe and fabulous weekend!
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Have supreme amounts of fun chica! You so deserve it (and thanks for saying what we all think sometimes. Not that I’m a mom. But still.). These margaritas will be the perfect treat for girls weekend!
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I love girls’ weekends! Have a fabulous time.
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