Sisters' Weekend

We decided to start a new tradition in Lance's family. Since we have been averaging a family reunion every three years, Lance came up with the idea of having a three year rotation:

Year 1: A family reunion with everyone
Year 2: Sisters' Weekend where just the ladies (no kids or husbands) get together to bond and spend time together doing girly things.
Year 3: A Brothers' Weekend where the boys get together to do manly things like eat pizza, have crazy adventures and play strategy games.

As we all having growing families and live all over the U.S. and Canada, this would give us opportunities to spend more time with each other without having to go bankrupt trying to travel every year with our bazillion kids.

This past weekend was our first attempt at Sisters' Weekend. Though two of the sisters did not attend, I think everyone can agree it was absolutely wonderful. I hosted it this year in Dana Point, CA. The last four days have consisted of:

Sunset dinners on the beach.

A little froyo at Yogurtland.

Lots of talking, giggling, confiding, and edifying late into the night.

Is Kara not absolutely beautiful in this picture?

Sea Kayaking in the Ocean . . .

(No one drowned, got eaten by a shark and the only casualty was the sunburned legs and one victim of sea sickness. As you can tell in this picture, we all absolutely loved every minute of it.)

Britnee, me, Kara, Wendy and Lisa.
Want to be inspired to lose more weight? Hang out with these skinny, beautiful women all weekend!

Dinner at a quaint French restaurant in Laguna Beach with live music.

Spa Treatments

(Thanks to an AWESOME Groupon Deal!)

Jewelry making, pool swimming, game playing, breakfast making, clothes shopping and much, much more.

I feel much closer to my sisters-in-law and loved having a chance to just enjoy each other's company. Can't wait to do this again in three years!

The sunset at Strand Beach, right next to where we were staying.

One word to sum up the weekend? Beautiful.