My inner voice, and no- not the one that harrasses me buy some chocolate or get a breast reduction, no the other inner voice - the sane one, the one that sits back and watches the chaos with a raised eyebrow while taking breaks from Kant and Steinem, that inner voice... she tells me that it is time to take a break.

She whispers "load up the car, chick, and go for a drive..."

And I look left and right, and then peer at the drugs the nice doctor gave me.

She whispers "it's time for a tall glass of iced tea and some girltalk.."

I check my calendar, quiet-like, before anyone notices that I have some openings. Shhhh.

She whispers "you know you want to..."

There's an old friend, who moved to where the corn grows tall and that shed out back is called a 'barn'. Where sun tea brews on the back porch, and dogs bark as the sprinklers spray. Where her gaggle of small boys run through the grass and "going into town" is a half-hour's drive. She sends me an email, reminding me that I perennially promise to visit.

I grin at Bear, wrinkling my nose. He grins back.

"We're going on adventure," I tell him, as I tuck him into bed.

He nods, and I nod back.

"OK," he says. "You drive. I'll be the navigator."

"OK," I agree.

And we're off.

Posted by: Elizabeth at 04:43 PM | Comments (10) | Add Comment
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1 Have a nice break. You totally deserve it.

Posted by: plumpernickel at July 21, 2005 09:25 PM (nsliU)

2 Go out and enjoy the sunshine with Bear! I will be patiently awaiting for updates when you get back.

Posted by: Sol at July 22, 2005 12:36 AM (ICNXV)

3 Have a great trip! Drive safely and eat lots of ice cream!

Posted by: RP at July 22, 2005 02:32 AM (LlPKh)

4 Awesome! That's what I'm talking about. If the house brings you down, it's time to get out of town for some fresh air. Yikes, you may love it so much, you won't want to come back! Come back, we'll be waiting...

Posted by: ieatcrayonz at July 22, 2005 02:38 AM (FLJz9)

5 Good idea! Enjoy the break.

Posted by: CursingMama at July 22, 2005 04:19 AM (PoQfr)

6 Perfect. I wish I had a friend in the country to escape to. Hope you have a wonderful time.

Posted by: E at July 22, 2005 04:01 PM (Knn1n)

7 Have a great trip! I wish I could join you, or that you could keep driving until you got here!

Posted by: Tammy/averagemom at July 23, 2005 03:14 PM (aFeo0)

8 Awesome, I hope you're having a great time! Love your writing (I know I say that all the time but, every now and then I just have to tell you again)

Posted by: Kris at July 23, 2005 03:18 PM (w5IlI)

9 Will you be coming back? When I was at the beach, I seriously considered just staying...

Posted by: Philip at July 25, 2005 03:25 AM (R3FWx)

10 Good for you. Good for your soul. TAKE ME WITH YOU!

Posted by: Monica C. at July 25, 2005 05:43 AM (gkN3L)

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