Susan and her husband, Patrick, needed to work some things out. Relationships always have rough patches, and being married for over twenty years means many rough patches. Thankfully, they were both committed to remaking their relationship. It's hard to go from full-time parenting to part-time parenting to barely seeing your child as they're now an “adult,” as she keeps reminding you, like you could have somehow forgotten and thought your daughter was only two instead of twenty-one. Add to that a feeling of stagnation in her job and her husband’s company starting layoffs and you have a perfect powder keg for marital strife. After weeks of bickering and a couple explosive fights, they realized they could not handle a Christmas at her parents’ house. They needed to get away from everything and talk without anyone else around. They needed to relax. They needed to not “do” the holidays this year. So they made a choice.... Click here to read the rest of the story!

Scent Notes: Hot buttered rum, bright oranges, spices.