So we head for the awesomely family-friendly Mohonk Mountain House in the morning, and I am counting the nano-seconds until I scamper into that SUV. Even though I now live across the Hudson River from Gotham, it’s in my field of vision 24/7 and Mama needs a little break from all the steel and skyscraper action.

The thing about Mohonk that I really love is that it’s equal parts rustic and glam. Not glam-glam, mind you. But there’s a pretty gorge spa that is the perfect place for a mom (or at least this mom) to nip off to and hide from a Hubby and a Wee Lass. Last year, to reward myself for handing in the manuscript for my Momover book in a timely manner, I splashed-out on an “Ageless Aging Enzyme Facial” and an “Aroma-Massage,” which, as the name implies, thrusts several unspeakably lovely aromatherapy oils into the spotlight. (I believe in aromatherapy, big-time. To learn more about it, check out the most recent Mama Guru…)

This year, I haven’t quite decided what I’m doing spa-wise, but I’m definitely doing something. I figure I’ll just take a gander at the menu when we check in, and see what speaks to me. I’ve been feeling mystical lately, so I might just partake in a Reiki treatment. And the owner of Mohonk is a big meditator (she’s even written a great little how-to book on it), so I may pop by a class and get my Zen on.

But mostly, I’m sure I’ll be eating s’mores and paddle-boating on Lake Mohonk with the Little Lady, playing golf and tennis with Hubby (he’s about 1000 times better in both sports, but really, really nice about it…) and hiking my big fat ass off. Lots of hiking is in my immediate future, so much that I might actually even christen a cute pair of Vasque boots I bought several years ago and have yet to wear. A while back, I interviewed Jessica Iclisoy, the super-smart founder of California Baby, and she told me that she swears by Vasque for her daily treks through the canyons around her Beverly Hills home. Bingo – equal parts rustic and glam.