Sunday, October 5, 2008

Moms' Weekend

I had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with some really great moms this weekend. I escaped the life of a SAHM for a few days and met my "imaginary friends." These girls are all moms with kids Minnow's age. We all met on a web forum and have become what we call "fake friends." It was so great to meet these moms in real life. We had fun sharing stories, shopping, eating and hanging out. What a great group of people.

We have one common thing between us and that is motherhood. We share the ups and downs of our days and offer support and advice. We offer tears and laughter to get each other through the adventures of raising toddlers. Each of our journeys to motherhood was just that--a unique journey, filled with emotions and challenges. I am so happy I met these moms who I call my friends. I had a really fun time, although I did miss Minnow and Musky Man, but they survived without me.

Highlights from the weekend were: late night and early morning talks with my roomate; going for a run with a cool mom from Philly; listening to the stories of the moms with mulitples--you guys are amazing; sitting at a bar watching the Brewers beat the Phillies with the cool mom from Philly; and the best thing we did was splurge for a cab back to the hotel and avoid a l-o-n-g train ride after the game!

I'm so glad to have met these moms in real life--you guys rock!

3 comments:

Jess Dorado said...

Aren't our "fake" friends the best??? *grin* I'm amazed at the depth of love and friendship and comaraderie I've found in my online friends. And I'm still wary of the hairy eyeball looks I get from people who aren't on similar online communities who don't "get" my online buddies. :)

Kirsten and Cory said...

Aww..sounds so fun. I wish I could have met you guys ! Next time for sure! We have a great group!

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