Sovereign Starr's Travelblogue

I've got to give props to all the single moms out there. After nearly a month without Daddy, I've started to experience some serious reverse-separation-anxiety. (PLEASE, I NEED SOME SEPARATION FROM YOU RIGHT NOW!!!) Back in North Carolina, when I started to feel these symptoms coming on, I would simply grab the car keys and run out the front door, yelling behind me, "I'm moving to Mexico! I won't forget to write!" Then, of course, I would go to a parking lot somewhere and smoke a half a pack of cigarettes, or go to the bookstore and browse the travel section, or to Wendy's for a Junior Bacon Cheeseburger. Then I would return promptly two hours later in time to tuck the little darling into bed. This was a routine that Eric valiantly endured at least every other day.

But in the four weeks I've been in Albuquerque, I've been away from Raven approximately four times. I've been staying up a lot later to compensate. Four o'clock in the morning will normally find me sitting on the couch in the dark, eyes bloodshot, googling whatever comes to mind.

But last night, Katie and I scored a sitter for the girls and went out for a lovely evening of rest and relaxation. We went to Betty's Bath and Day Spa, a luxurious oasis of rejuvenation in Albuquerque. At Betty's, for a mere eleven dollars, you can spend as much time as you like soaking in one of two outdoor hot tubs and sweating your toxic inner gunk out in the sauna. Then you can take a nice cold shower, with complementary shower gel, shampoo and conditioner made on site of all-natural ingredients (available for purchase in a wide variety of scents). Betty's also offers massage therapy and a pretty full menu of spa services. We didn't try any of these, but they are available. We had an incredible time, lounging around in the tub, looking up at the stars, conversing with some of the other patrons. It was pure bliss. And those of you who have been following this blog know that bliss is what my life is all about. I felt like a new woman when I walked out of that place.

And I didn't even google anything when I got home. Not one thing.