A Weekend Away You Say?

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Last weekend I actually spent a night away from my house. It was only in a hotel in our local town, but it was a night away from my somewhat crazy life!

So would I do it again? Well, maybe under different circumstances and if it were away from Independence, KS. Like right now I noticed that Hampton Hotel is giving away a free weekend stay at any of their locations with daily giveaways. Hey, I think to myself, there's one in Bartlesville, OK. Hmmm.

So, how do I enter? Or wait how can you enter??? Simple. Just visit their website! Or even simpler, just go to Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes.

So what next, I'm thinking. Hmm. Well, I could always take the other half or hang out with my best friend for her birthday and hold a birthday bash there. Hey, that would be a blast!

You know it's always good to get out with friends, even for a weekend vacation and just do a little traveling, even if the trip is just an hour or so away. It's been years since I've done that and I miss it. So, what would you do to escape life for a weekend?

Karaoke and People From the Past

Last night was just want of the nights where it was time for a break away from the house. So we went to Karaoke. I'm not much for drinking, so when we found a place that does Karaoke and keeps drinking to a minimum, I was thrilled. I love sining, but it's rare for me to get to do so in front of crowds. The minute we walked in, we discovered the place was small (Just to my liking)and my husband was recognized by old friends of his mother. He then found old friends from grade school. So, it was nice that he was able to find old friends again.

Eventually some other friends of ours joined us, which made things even more interesting since one of our friends is in a band. He sang karaoke and had the crowd asking for more.lol It was pretty cool. A fun night all and all and we managed to get home before midnight!

A Breathe of Fresh Air

Yesterday was actually the first day I've been able to get out and enjoy myself, and relax without some kind of work being involved. After struggling with my latest article and realizing I needed a break, a friend of mine asked if we could join her and her boys at the park. My kids have been asking for a few days now about seeing her boys, so of course I said yes.

It was nice to be able to relax and chat with a friend. After the park my oldest two wanted to hang out with her boys, so my youngest and I hung out at home and I was able to finish up some work.

Then when my fiance came home we were off to wal-mart to pick up a few things. I finally managed to pick up wedding invitations and I am hoping to get those ready and out by tomorrow at least. We'll see. I found them on clearance for $9.00. Not to shabby I don't think. They come with 40 invitations, envelopes, return responses, response envelopes and seals.

While we were at wal-mart that same friend called and we wound up going to dinner with them at Railroad Brothers Italian Restaurant. After that, my oldest two decided to stay the night at my friend's house, so it was a very quiet night for us here.

I don't know if I am looking forward to today, however. I haven't been able to sleep for most of the night. After the alarm went off at 3am, I just couldn't manage to get back to sleep. I kept having nightmares about this guy( a real asshole) I dated who took money from me. I guess the dream has something to do with my fiance and our somewhat discussion of getting paid yesterday.

I don't think it really helped that something caused a very sharp pain on my leg last night. That was the first thing that woke me up before the alarm. I'm not sure what it was. It felt like someone had poked me with a needle. I checked for a mark early this morning, but I didn't see anything.

I did manage to look at a few wedding dresses today. I even managed to find one that I am really interested in. It's not new, but I can't afford a brand new dress and it's a one time use anyway, so I don't see the harm in buying a used wedding dress. With my first marriage the wedding dress wasn't new then either. As a matter of fact it was more like a prom dress.lol At least this time it will be an actually wedding dress!

What He Does Not Say

It gets tiring when he does not say what needs to be said. I don't know if he's afraid or simply selfish because he does not want to lose what he already has. Maybe he is afraid that everything and everyone will be taken away from him.

I know he is not happy for something in his past has bothered him for so long. I know that if he continues down this road he will eventually destroy everything he has tried to keep dear to him. Keeping things away from others, hiding and closing friendships to hide the hurt will only go so far.

Stop and think. It is not you that you hurt, but others around you as well. Someday I hope he will understand. Someday I hope he will realize before it is too late. Before life is no more. Someday. I just hope that someday is not too late.