If you are like every other woman out there you probably just laughed hysterically at my title.. Unplug and Recharge?! Yeah right! or.. maybe your response was more along the lines of “What do those words mean?”
I have to be very honest and confess that I have a very hard time “stopping” and only do when my life has done 1 of two things - fallen apart or come to a point where I HAVE to stop in order to move forward (does that make sense?!)
Thankfully my life is on a great path right now, so this weekend is one of those forced timeouts…
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I have been weaving a tall tale around the house lately, simply to throw off my hubby’s knowledge of what I am doing this weekend.
I am headed to Ottawa - to pose half naked in front of a camera. I know it sounds torrid, but it’s not.. it’s actually all in GREAT taste and it is a gift for our 9th year anniversary.
A complicated story at best, it will be my hubby’s friend’s (whom he hasn’t seen in something crazy like 15 years!) wife who will be treating me to a day long boudoir photo shoot.
The story is that my stepmother and I are headed to Ottawa to visit her Father - When Hubby found out where we were going - he got it into his head that he and the kids could come and they could hang out with his friend for the weekend at which I had to weave yet another story in that there would be no room in the car, yadda yadda yadda!!
So the arranging has been difficult and then yesterday another difficulty.. as I’m packing I’m praying that he doesn’t see what I’m packing because he’ll think something is up for sure - I’m packing a boat load of lingerie! (To go hang out with my Stepmom?!)
So D day is here today and I have a hair appointment just before we leave which adds in another little fib.. All in all, I will be pretty darned happy when I get this “recharge” under way!!
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My point is though, that throughout this recharge, I will actually be spending time with my Stepmom, (she is indeed coming with..) a girlfriend of hers and will also be hanging out in Ottawa, seeing various sights, eating some yum food and laughing lots I am sure!!
One highlight of my trip will most definitely be finally meeting my friend/photographer; You see, I have never met my hubby’s best friend nor have I met his wife (the photographer) and over the course of our “scheming” we have discovered we have a few things in common and have sparked a friendship.. So I really can’t wait to hang out with her and laugh, drink wine, listen to tales of her kids, tell her about mine and just unplug and recharge.. maybe once I get on the road my recharging won’t have to be so “calculated” hahah! Yeah.. right!
Hoping you have a great weekend.. I’ll come back with loads of pics..
Ariane
p.s. If you are in the Ottawa area and are looking for a FAB Photographer.. here she is..
