You know it’s a true vacation when you forget your hairbrush and decide you don’t care. Didn’t matter. The ocean breeze would’ve undone any hairdo anyway. (jealous yet - sorry!!!)

If you’re an avid 6news viewer you may have noticed I was off for a few days.   My husband Ian and I took a long weekend to go to a friend’s wedding.  Now he’s a good enough friend that we would’ve made the trip WHEREVER he and his bride decided to take the plunge… but it certainly didn’t hurt that the bride and groom’s location of choice was in a warm, beachside location!  

We love you even more, Mike and Jamie.

     I’ve never spent a winter anywhere BUT the Midwest. From Chicago, to Green Bay, to Champaign, to Des Moines,  I’ve survived plenty of nasty winters, but this year got to me a little more than usual.  There wasn’t all that much snow, it was the GRAY that was killing me. 

    Sweating in the sun, listening to the waves crash, while sipping a fruity cocktail, never sounded so good. And it was.

    Even better was the fact that some of the coolest and funniest people I know (such as Stephanie and her husband, Nadas singer-guitarist Jason pictured here) were all assembled at this same beach - most of us thanks to generous parents watching our kids back home!

    The groom, Mike,  is one of the singers in the band Ian drums for, the Nadas, so in addition to consuming record amounts of tequila, the group pretty much commandeered the karaoke bar one night, much to the horror of some Canadian guys who told us, “You’re not supposed to do karaoke if you’re actually GOOD!  Just our luck a bunch of musicians would show up here!”

   I got to practicar mi espanol, catch up on sleep, soak up some sun, laugh with my husband, bond with friends, and have time to miss my kids (I’m pretty sure more than they missed me).   It was absolutely awesome. I don’t think we’ve ever blown our tax return money so wisely.

   So hopefully I’ve carried a little bit of that beach relaxation back here to Indiana - now that spring is finally arriving things are looking up!

  One more side note - any Bachelor fans recognize this guy?  Bachelor Bob from a past season was in the airport - Ian actually spotted him, much to his own horror. (Todd agrees, Ian loses a few “cool” points for admitting it - I’m sure he’ll tell everyone I forced him to watch at gunpoint).  Bachelor Bob was very nice to us, in spite of my bedraggled “I’ve been in an airport for way too long” appearance.

 Alright - back to work - the Obama-Clinton debate is going and I need to watch. But I will keep my beach pictures handy in case I need a break from all the TV station noise and vanilla-colored wall in front of my desk.

Write in if you have a good getaway tale to tell - or if you just need a mental break!

Trish