{Mini-Getaway} West Virginia Ski Trip

Earlier in the winter I snatched up a Travelzoo deal for a night of lodging plus two lift tickets for $89 at Canaan Valley, West Virginia (yep, lodging and two lift tickets for $89 total - score!!), and we finally made use of it last weekend. It's definitely a small ski resort, but we had a great time checking out somewhere new to ski (for Bryan) and snowboard (for me). The snow conditions were amazing - so much fluffy powder to play in (something we're not used to on the east coast!), no crowds at all, and the lodge was pet friendly, so we got to bring Smokey along with us. Plus I was so excited to be on a snowboard again, since I hadn't been since we were in the Alps two years ago! Here are a few pics from the trip (please excuse the iPhone photo quality!).

Here's to the beginning of the end of my 20s...

I turned 29 last week on the 8th. Yikes! Time goes by way too fast now. Wasn't I just 25, like, last year?? The best part about my birthday was this awesome video Bryan put together for me. Isn't he the best?? :) The video starts with general photos from our life, then has a travel section, then a wedding section. It is pretty long, so if you're only going to watch a bit, I'd recommend checking out 4:50 and 6:25 (and watching each of those for a few seconds with the volume on). I love it!!



Here are a few birthday related Instagrams - Bryan took me out for dinner at a tasty Peruvian restaurant, my parents sent me these lovely flowers, and my nieces made me this awesome card (although my older niece is 10 years and the younger is 10 months, so I think one of them was a little more involved than the other!).