My Cruise - Part 2

I was thinking some more about my cruise and was considering how the group's topics of conversation have evolved over the years . . .
Our first spa weekend trip to White Sulfur Springs in St. Helena was planned as a pre-wedding celebration for Susan. During that trip we were mostly unmarried twenty-somethings. We agreed that the weekend away was so refreshing and wonderful that we would make it an annual tradition. And we stuck to it! For the first few years, we talked a lot about our engagements and weddings. I even remember dragging Joanna into a bridal shop one year to try on dresses!
As the years went by, it seemed that a different lady missed the trip each year due to an advanced pregnancy. Soon-to-arrive babies became the new hot topic along with pregnancy's many interesting effects on the body with the occasional labor or birthing story thrown in. Our new piece of indispensable luggage became the "pump!"
This year's trip had a decidedly different tone. Everyone except for me has young infants and toddlers at home. This year the conversations mostly revolved around kids - raising them, their emerging personalities, discipline, fears, triumphs, and funny stories. Our worlds have become much larger and our priorities have shifted.