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I have been on a mommy board for the last 3 years. There are about 100 of us and we chat daily - sometimes I have time at the end of the night to chat for 20 minutes and sometimes I only have time to chat for 5, but either way we all log on daily to chat. Because there are only 100 of us and because it's an exclusive chat room, we all know each other. Many have met each other (I met a few a couple years back in Chicago) and have become "real" friends.

We e-mail, text, FB each other. We read each other's blogs. We've been there for each other during divorce, miscarriages, pregnancies, potty training, moves, starting new businesses - it is one of the best support systems I've been a privilege of being part of.

The last couple months our board has been planning a girl's only NYC get away. I have been so super envious of the women who will be able to make it but never even brought it up to Matt, because there is NO way we could afford it, especially close to Christmas. Last night, my friend Cindy sent me an e-mail that said, You in for the GTG? And I responded sadly that I wouldn't be able to go. She told me she was going because she and her husband are cashing in some points for the flight. I turned to Matt and said, My friend Cindy is going to this GTG in NYC for our mommy board. I explained what the trip was about - that it would be 2 nights away, there are different activities you can sign up for - a pub crawl, a SATC tour, visit to the Cake Boss bakery, a fancy dinner Saturday night. He instantly said that I should go and that we'd just cash in some air mileage points to go. There are 4 to a room, so that expense is practically nothing. And I won't do any shopping, so this trip will be pretty inexpensive.

I am BEYOND excited!!!!! My roommates ROCK and I seriously couldn't stop crying last night that I was going!! I was literally sitting in my bed with my hand over my mouth and tears coming down my face when Matt kept telling me to go, then right then and there searched and bought plane tickets. I still can't believe that this is really happening!! These women are such an important part of my life and I have gone to them with questions, frustrations and to just talk about the daily struggles of being a mom. This is a dream come true for me (and many other girls on the board) that we finally get to meet!! I think there will probably end up being 25ish women going and I have already warned them that there will be many tears on my end when I get to meet everyone!!

NYC here I come!