We have definitely had an exciting last week and a half! Last weekend, Mike, my cousin Melissa, and I drove down to VA to see my parents, my sister and brother in law, and our 1 1/2 week old niece Wendy! It was a fun, relaxing day.






We spent the afternoon watching the FL/GA Tech game and then my mom had prepared a lunch and cake to celebrate Wendy and Mike's late birthdays and me and Zach's early birthdays! Mike and Wendy are 2 days apart and Zach and I have the same birthday!
It was great to see my family for the day!




So then our week got even more exciting because I woke up on my birthday to find out that my sister in law, Victoria, had her baby! So now, Tova, Zach, and I all can celebrate together. We are so thankful that her delivery went well as she had to be induced! Tova Liren Cox is our beautiful newest niece. To see pictures, see the link to Chris and Victoria's page on the right.

The afternoon of my birthday, Mike brought me flowers and soap! The flowers are self explanatory (they are beautiful, and I got to use my vase that Victoria got me for my me for my bridal shower). And the soap is because Mike had run out of bar soap and decided he liked using the hand foam pump soap better than using my body wash. This lasted a couple days and it was getting to the point of frustration for me because every time I went to wash my hands I had to reach into the shower to find the hand soap. So, he bought himself 8 bars of soap and bought me a new hand soap for the bathroom. It was the perfect birthday gift for me.
That evening, I was excited to get to hang out with two of my girlfriends from college for a little bit. Then I came home to Mike making dinner for me!
The next day, we decided to go away for another birthday weekend. We found a last minute discounted bed and breakfast for Friday night in Charles Town, WV and spent the day on Saturday in Harpers Ferry. Our plan was to ride some of the C&O canal trail on our bikes, but the trail turned out to be dirt with small rocks. Since we didn't feel like repairing flat tires all day, we secured our bikes and just walked the trail. We got to have lunch overlooking the cliffs and then headed to a campground for the night. We originally wanted to stay in one of the "tree cottages" which was a little insulated cabin that would keep us out of the possible rain, however they were all taken. So instead, we got a "tree house" which would give us shelter in case it did rain. It sounded great, but once we got there and I took a look inside the tree house, I decided I would rather sleep in a tent than the dark, cavernous tree house with who knows what bugs lurking in the corners. Here are some pictures of the weekend, they are all out of order, but you get the idea : ):