Mountain Getaway - Biking

Time has gotten away from my these past few weeks with lots of exciting things,
but I didn't want to bypass posting about our little Mountain Getaway in Virginia.

While most of our trip was spent hiking the awesome Blue Ridge Mountains,
we did get in some mountain biking too.

We found this awesome park on the outskirts of Charlottesville.
It was an awesome day for an awesome ride.

One Day Without Shoes

Happy One Day Without Shoes!

Are you going barefoot?

I know I am (...under my desk at work...)!

Love you, Toms!

Scenes from the Weekend

Weekend tradition of homemade pancakes

Spending every second with this guy after he was out of town for work all week

Delicious pad thai dinner at our new favorite BYOB Thai place

Followed by a super fun game night with friends (that I completely forgot to take photos of!)

Sunday afternoon spent completely outside

Including long naps in the sunshine

And enjoying a nice sunset while appreciating all the yard work we did this weekend!

...which may not look like much, but trust me - the before was a mess! :)

It was a good weekend.

On with the week!

(and hopefully some exciting news!)

Mountain Getaway - Our Cabin

We had the most wonderful time on our little mountain getaway.  We stayed in the cutest little cabin nestled right near the Blue Ridge Mountains.  When we weren't out exploring and hiking and biking, we were spending our time relaxing here in this cozy little space.

We'd start our mornings with french press coffee and fresh air...

Then after a day of adventures, we'd come back

have a few beers and some snacks

before heading out to a local brewery for dinner...

And we'd finish off the night with a nice warm camp fire

before heading in for bed...

Perfection.

(Hiking, biking, and breweries coming up next!)

Here's to 2012...

So, it took me until April...

but I finally had time to finish my 2012 recap video!

Better late than never, right?

2012 was an amazing year.

Hope you enjoyed looking back on it with me.

 :)

Scenes from the Weekend

Kicking Friday night off with some beers we brought home from last week's vacation

Taste testing homebrew after an amazing 6.5 mile run Saturday afternoon

Dinner at our favorite BYOB pizza place - Bella Cucina

Our first trail ride of the year!

Sunday's weather was perfect biking weather (minus a few rain drops)

Even with the warm temperatures, the trail tunnels still had these crazy ice sculptures left from winter

Mmm, stopping for froyo on the way home from our bike ride - hit the spot!

Finishing off the weekend with a bottle of wine we got in California last year

Along with my homemade veggie lasagna

This weekend finally decided to show us some spring weather!!  I practically forgot what it felt like to be warm outside.  The warm weather seriously wakes up my soul after a long cold winter.  We hung outside as much as possible this weekend, taking in the sunshine and warmer temperatures.  I didn't want this weekend to end.  I was certainly not ready for Monday when my alarm went off this morning...

Hoping to post some photos from our vacation this week!

Stay tuned!

Hello, Hello

 Just a quick hello!

We are home from our little mountain getaway and I'm already dreaming of our next.  Isn't that the way it always goes though?  We had such an amazing time nestled away in the mountains for 4 days.  Amazing weather, plenty of biking and hiking, and best of all: lots and lots of quality time spent together.  This mini vacation was just what we needed.  And after this little taste of vacation, I think it's about time we start planning a not-so-mini vacation! ;) 

Life is super busy/crazy right now, but in suuuch a good way (more on that later, hopefully)!  Regardless of my hectic schedule, I'm hoping to post some pictures from our trip in the next week or so.  This picture of our cute little cabin (and my cute husband) will have to do for now though.  :)

Blue Ridge Mountain Getaway

So many good things happening right now!

(But we'll get to those later...)

One good thing, though...

Brett & I will be spending the next 4 days here!

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In need of a little getaway, Brett and I decided to pack up our outdoorsy things and head South for a nice 4 day vacation in the mountains of Virginia.  We are renting a cute little cabin and plan on doing all the things we love most:  hike, bike, camp, relax, read, sit by the fire, star gaze, spend as much time outdoors as humanly possible, and get in lots of quality time with each other.  It's going to be just what we need.

Oh, and did I mention that our little cabin is smack dab in the middle of the "Brew Ridge Trail"?  Meaning we'll get to indulge in amazing brews and food every night at one of 7 awesome breweries (most of which have live music every night!).

Bring it on, little vacation!

We are ready!

Have an amazing weekend, everyone!

Catch ya next week!

Hiking at Ohiopyle

Sunshine and dry weather.

 

That's about all we require for a great hike these days.  So far, the weather this year for "Spring" has felt more like Winter.  But we've been making a point to get outside anyway; pretending it's Spring weather & ignoring the fact that it's still only 35 - 40 degrees...

 

And that's just what we did this past Saturday.  We headed out to Ohiopyle State Park for an awesome 12 mile hike.  It was just what we needed...

 

We found tons of awesome waterfalls and creeks along the way...

 And made our way to the top of a huge mountain

to find this awesome overlook & take a break with some subs...

And then headed back down the mountain just as the sun was setting.

Perfect timing...

And of course, no trip to Ohiopyle is complete without checking out the main attraction:

the Ohiopyle Falls!

It was an awesome day!

Now if only this weather would start to warm up...