Three years ago Christmas gone, my very best friend moved to Salisbury Wiltshire. A beautiful cathedral city set amongst fields and pig farms (I haven't be able to eat ham since). At the time lets say we were having a trial separation and regrettably I wasn't in her life at the time of the move. A mutual friend told me about the impending move and I remember feeling as if my right arm had been cut off.
A few months later fate brought us together again and we rekindled our friendship, bringing the two families together again. A joyous occasion and one that will live with me for a long time.
Now of course to see her is a day long event and a 55 minute drive each way, so we don't seem to see each other very often now. On occasions that we do see each other we spend quality time (without the children) and go on staycations.
Staycation is of course an Americanism and has become popular over the last few years thanks to the recession and the lack of money to spend on expensive holidays abroad.
The oxford directory's definition of a staycation is: A holiday spent in ones own home country rather then abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions.
My friend and I have had some lovely nights away. City hotels and spa breaks and all on the cheap. Goupon is a great place to get cheap nights away in your home town or slightly further a field and we have never paid more then £50 each for a night away.
Getting away not only gives you time to relax but you have time away from the children and the men of course and its a great excuse to have a couple of drinks, eat lovely food, gossip and of course shop without children nagging or men asking "how much?".
So next time you say to your bestie we need to catch up over coffee, book a cheap night away and spend some quality time together.
