I spent the weekend celebrating the big 4-0 with my two college besties! One of us has one month of 40 under her belt and the other two of us will be there in the next two months. I won’t make you guess which one is the oldest :-)
We jetted off to the Ritz Carlton Reynolds at Lake Oconee Friday afternoon. It’s a luxurious lakeside getaway just about an hour and twenty minutes outside of Atlanta. The weather was just incredible – mid-sixties and sunny – and we had a marvelous time.
We had lovely views of the lake and grounds. There’s just something about being near the water. (Although I’m really a beach girl through and through…)
We kicked off the celebration in the Lobby Lounge with cocktails, appys and loads of girl talk. We all live in Atlanta but have a hard time finding time to get together with kids, schedules, work and the likes.
During our stay, we made the most of eveything that the Ritz offers. A long brunch at Georgia’s Bistro…
Lakeside lunches and dinner at Gaby’s…
Bike rides…
Roasting marshmallows…
Reading magazines in the sun …
… and so forth and so on. Nothing about it was terrible :-) One of the highlights was dinner at Linger Longer Steakhouse right on property. They didn’t even bat an eye when we said we were ALL celebrating a birthday. Instead, they came to the table with three desserts and three candles. Oh, and their magnificent cotton candy treat!
We attempted some offsite shopping, but it was pretty lacking. So, we settled for pedicures and mango mimosas instead. I’m totally okay with that.
Oh, and we finally saw Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2, complete with jammies, piles of fluffy pillows and comfy duvets!!
I would definitely recommend the Ritz for a girls weekend, couples weekend AND a family weekend. There is quite a lot to do and the property is just lovely. We had a wonderful getaway and I’m very thankful to have had these ladies in my life for the past twenty-two years. Cheers to FORTY and the many, many more celebrations to come.
xoxo
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