Step One:
Spend some time before you go really connecting with your kids. Like take them both out shopping at nap time and say "no" to everything they ask so they completely flip out. Take a lot of mental snap shots of this day. This is the day you will hold close to you the moment you start to feel the guilt creep in. Better yet, take actual snap shots and make them the caller ID for your husband.
Step Two:
Sneak out of the house while your kids are distracted by something else. Good byes are hard. If you insist on being a "good mom" and "loving your children" go ahead and tell them goodbye. But eventually pry those little fingers off your legs and skip out the door.
Step Three:
Laugh. Laugh with grown ups. Laugh 'til you can't breath. Laugh 'til another grown up scolds you. Laugh so hard people laugh at you just for laughing. Enjoy your time. You are fun. You are funny.
The end. You're welcome. You are a guilt free mom who's just enjoyed a whole weekend away. Now go home and kiss your kiddos. They probably missed you or something.
