European Vacation - part deux [PARIS]

Finally! Yes, finally, Paris! It was gorgeous and crowded and expensive and fabulous. Although, I must say that the dreamy Pinterest photos of little shops with only a dog and a bicycle in the frame are very misleading and must have been taken at the crack of dawn before the streets filled with people. However, it was a wonderful experience.

 Is it any wonder we had trouble finding our hotel on foot?

European Vacation -Germany

It's been a while since I have posted. I've been busy with work, my husband's retirement from the Navy and our trip to Europe. That's really just my excuse. I've been neglectful and that's the real truth. But, I would like to share a couple of my favorite pics from the trip.
If you are ever in Germany, we (my family) highly recommend the town of Garmish. The Best Western was unbelievably comfortable and accommodating. The Zugspitze [Top of Germany] was an incredible adventure and we loved it!

Snowshoe Mountain Ski Adventure

The last weekend of January proved to be a very exciting four days for our family. We had never tried snow skiing, after all, we live in Virginia Beach. Although we did just about four inches and I am writing this on "snow day".We were lucky enough to join several other military families in Snowshoe on an adventure with the nice folks from the Life Adventure Center in Kentucky.
Some of us did much better than others and mastered the skis very quickly, others [like myself] did more falling down and belly laughing than anything else. At the end of the day, it was a wonderful trip filled with amazing scenery provided by the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of West Virginia.