Camp Reunion

This week I went to Brooklyn to spend some much-needed girl time with my two favorite people! The amount of talking we did in the 24 hours we had together would astound any man, but would probably bring back wonderful memories of late nights at camp and slumber parties for any woman. Although we've grown up over the years, we've never grown tired of talking for hours on end - and we will never get too old to have sleepovers. When we're together we participate in very few activities - anything that involves thought or moving would distract us from all of the catching up we need to do! So we tend to revert to the few simple things that entertained us when we were 13 - painting our nails, laughing, listening to music (click here to hear our most-listened to song from growing up), and talking about boys. Here is a look at our girls-only weekend:

Number of...

1
Trips we made to the Flatbush Food Co-op

4
Veggie-friendly dishes we cooked for dinner (spaghetti squash with garlic and olive oil, roasted eggplant, spinach salad with berries and nuts, & guacamole)

1
Bottle of Pepperwood Pino Noir we drank

3
Times we listened to the Putumayo Presents: Africa CD (so much fun!)

About once every five minutes
Times we laughed

1
Times we were completely hysterical, crying because we were laughing so hard

Way too many
Beauty products we had collectively, including some of my favorites: Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy Sleep Pillow Mist in Warm Milk and Honey; Avalon Organic Botanicals Lavendar Hand and Body Lotion; Dejavu Manicure Kit with Dead Sea Green Tea Lotion; A Crash Course in Skincare Face Mask from Lush (they have the BEST masks); and Johnson & Johnson Shea and Cocoa Butter Baby Wash

3
Cups of Bigelow Mango Chamomile tea we drank

0
Times we left the apartment

1.5
Air mattresses and sofa pillows the three of us slept on

2
Books we flipped through, including Camp Camp by Roger Bennett and Jules Shell (you MUST go buy this if you went to overnight camp), and That's Funny, You Don't Look Like a Buddhist - on Being a Faithful Jew and a Passionate Buddhist by Sylvia Barstein

8
Minutes we spent collectively talking to our significant others on the phone

And lastly, I've thought about how lucky I am to have friends like these about a million times.

Treatment of the Week: Do what made you happy when you were little.

I read a quote once that said that you should think about the things that you loved to do when you were ten and start doing them again. Did you love to watch thunderstorms, or have sleep-overs with your girlfriends, or eat macaroni and cheese? Try to remember one of those things and do them this week.

Question of the Week: Some of our favorite products are listed above. What can't you live without?