My friends and I took a weekend trip back to where we grew up. Now, we swear by doing it every year.

I honestly don’t know what I’d do without my high-school besties.

We’ve navigated just about everything together, from school drama and college decisions to life in our 20s, confidently and effectively.

Even though we’re now in our 30s, living in four separate states, and at different stages in our lives, we’ve remained very close.

Texts and calls help, but it’s hard to get so caught up in our daily responsibilities that we let precious years slip by without making time to spend together.

So, two years ago, my girlfriends and I decided to plan the sweetest, most nostalgic coastal getaway around our hometown in Fairfield, Connecticut.

We figured…