There is something to be said for sinking your toes into warm sand side by side with friends, isn’t there?  Something about warm sunshine and cool breezes…relaxing into easy conversation and breathless laughter. Something about new friendship and old friendship and just plain friendship and summertime and moments of letting go that make all those hurried scurried breathless-in-a-bad way days worth it.

Once again, my new friend and my…friend of yore (If I say old friend I might get in trouble) had the chance to gather and giggle like we love to do. And oh. Was it grand.

Sometimes, time with friends like these just feels like one big exhale. One big sigh. And it’s lovely. We love our men like nobody’s bidnezz…but there is nothing like explaining to your girlfriend that she will simply have to hum loudly or turn up the Friends DVD while her friend uses the restroom after too much fiber for dinner. It’s nice to be able to explain your bodily yelps to friends, isn’t it? I think so.

While we were out and about I had the opportunity to eat perhaps the BEST curry sweet potato quinoa salad I’ve ever had (Also the only  one I have ever had, but whatevs.)

It was delish. And in case you’re thinking I was all fancy shmancy healthy eater on this little trip?

Yeah, that was a chocolate covered marshmallow and s’more and both were almost the size of my head.  It was glorious. I might have sang a bit of  “Jesus Loves Me” in my head, simply because this was proof.

My friends were astonished at the size of my luggage and wanted a picture. Obviously I felt this was time for the Zoolander model face:

Now before you get all “that Squishygirl must be a diva!!” on me, please note that Mr. Squish was also on a little trip during this time and took the normal (read, not able to fit a human in) luggage.

We also had matching shirts that Amanda painstakingly made for us. They read “Perfection with a side of gum” on them, because ….well…you had to have been there. And Ten pink marshmallows to you if you know where that quote is from! (PSSST…My pajama pants are a clue!!!!)

And in case you ever wonder about whether a getaway with your girlfriends is necessary:

It is. It is so very necessary.

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