Girl's Day Out...

 

Girl's Day Out.... I loved girl's day out. A time for fun and fellowship, shopping, eating, laughing, getting into deep discussions...all the elements of everything female! Discussions of hair and weight, clothes, shoes, purses, getting older, wrinkles, children, grandchildren, husbands, life, the Bible ...etc. I loved it all!! 

 

.....but we don't do that anymore....

 

I miss our girl's day outings. It used to be a priority. Everyone was busy but we made time in our hectic schedules.  We worked and went home to families, responsibilities and church. But somehow we always found time to do lunch or go out for a cup of coffee or something and then we had the one grand event every year of a one or two night girl's get away!! It was wonderful!!

 

I was thinking the other night once again how much I missed the fellowship with women from my own church. Oh don't get me wrong, I still have girl's day out and all nighters -just not with those from my church. My friend Fran and I went to Cass last summer and stayed two nights. We rode the train and then stopped on the way home at what became one of my favorite places - Helevtia and we had lunch at The Hutte. We get together every chance we get and have for many years. We love to shop downtown Morgantown and eat at The Mother of India. 

My friend Donna and I go out all the time - shopping, eating and sharing the goodness of God. I introduced her to Helvetia and now we go there every time we get a chance. We stayed for a couple of nights at The Beekeeper Bed and Breakfast.

My sister and I spend a lot of time together and try to vacation every year in Mexico...not to mention the holidays, cookouts and time in her swimming pool we have together.  I also have an assortment of other friends I get together with when we can. It's not that I don't have fellowship, I do. I love my family and friends and all the wonderful things we do together, but I miss the connection with my church family.

I miss the bonding  and the feeling of belonging that goes with that. Some always have that because their families are all in the church. Mine are not. I am the only one. I'm sure they don't feel that disconnect once they leave the church. Fellowship outside the church is really, really important to me, but no one has time anymore. Our last outing was summer of 2009. I tried for a while to have a girl's day out, but it was unsuccessful. No one was really interested....it's not a priority anymore, everyone is too busy, too involved with other things and other people.  I really missed spending time outside the church with these women. I really missed our girl's day out.....