My wife is gone (no she didn't leave me permanently, though she would have probably been smart to have done that 14+ years ago). She and Nichole flew out late tonight, bound for their All Girls New York Weekend.  It was their Birthday presents from their loving adoring husbands.  Ok, maybe we just wanted a peaceful weekend to ourselves and were too dumb to have sent the kids with them. Hopefully they have fun and are able to relax.

So I've been keeping a secret from my wife for quite some time now, and tonight I finally opened up and told her about it. We went to dinner and I let her know that for her birthday present she and her friend Nichole would be flying to New York City to spend the weekend. We've been planning this trip for quite some time now and it's been killing me trying to keep the secret.  I nearly told her several times, but I managed to not.  What's even a bigger shock is that Nichole and her sister Cecily were able to keep it a secret (they helped me plan it). So hopefully she enjoys her time away from the family (especially the kids) and has a great Girls Weekend away.