Surrogate Retreat

 Maria (Owner of ISC) & Myself

The ladies at dinner :)

Last weekend I was invited by my agency to attend a surrogate retreat overnight at Glen Ivy Spa. I had met most of the other surrogates from the agency, but had not had the chance to really get to know them. I was beyond excited and nervous to go since I had never been away from my children and husband at the same time overnight before. I didn't know what to expect, but was blown away at how much fun I had. I waited until Saturday morning to pack and had to be at the agency at 8am. Tim practically had to force me to get ready. Normally when you go to a girls weekend, you have friends that you can count down the days with and get hyped up about the trip. This trip, I didn't know many of them going so the excitement only hit me about an hour before I had to leave. I love the agency I am with. The staff is all so sweet and have the surrogates best interest in mind. They really do take care of us and make us feel important. They don't have to treat us to a spa weekend, but they do and they went all out. Each of us received one spa treatment and a day pass to the pools, mineral baths, mud baths, etc. It was amazing. I had my first facial while the majority of the ladies had a massage. We all laughed, shared our surrogate journeys and experiences, talked about our children, and just enjoyed having a relaxing girl time. I never knew how beneficial it would be to have contact with other surrogates during this journey, but it really makes me feel like this is where I belong. This is what I was meant to do. They are the sweetest women, and have the best attitude about what we do. Even though the retreat was only 26 hours long, it was a weekend that I will never forget! 

Enjoying the mud baths!

((If you live in Southern California and want to look into being a surrogate or need to find a surrogate, definitely check into International Surrogacy Center http://www.internationalsurrogacycenter.com/))