Mother-Daughter Weekend Ritual

"Several years ago, I got the idea of going away with my daughter once a year for just a Mother-Daughter weekend where we would do anything she wanted to do. So I set aside a weekend, asked my daughter where she most wanted to go, and we booked a bed and breakfast. All weekend we basked in our aloneness and bonded in new and wonderful ways. Now it's a ritual that we wouldn't miss for the world and we're already planning our 2006 getaway. The picture attached is of us draped in white sheets prior to getting a massage and mineral bath in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia during our second getaway. The most important steps in achieving this goal were telling people we were doing it, having a visual reference of where we wanted to go by going through travel sites and maps together, setting aside the time and making it sacred, doing it together, and making sure nothing interfered with our planning."