This Valentines was not the usual chocolates and cards, which quite frankly are cute, but tend to get old. This year, we didn’t plan anything, not because we didn’t want to, but quite honestly our lives have been quite hectic lately and it didn’t cross our minds. I find that sometimes it’s the unplanned holidays that tend to work out to be the best. Last minute, on Friday, we planned to drive up to my father’s lake house in PA for a night out of town. We left on Saturday afternoon, once we got everything moved out of my in-law’s house, where we were stuck for a week during the snowstorm. As luck would have it, my dad and step-mother and her nephew all wanted to go up as well. My father volunteered to watch Connor while the rest of us got up Sunday morning to go hit the slopes! My dad, would normally be there with us, but he recently had shoulder surgery and was unable to ski.
I thought, as a new parent, I would have to hang up my skis and snowboard for a few years, but thanks to family, we went once last year and once so far this year! This had to have been the best time to go, since we have 40+ inches of fresh, “real” snow to snowboard on. My husband and I spend the day together snowboarding and enjoying an afternoon lunch in the lodge pub. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Like, I said, there wasn’t any chocolate or cards, but I would take a day skiing or snowboarding over that any day!
Our long weekend ended with a day spent getting hair cuts, grocery shopping and a night out to dinner with my husband at a local restaurant. He took me to one of the few places in town where you can get local food (www.woodberrykitchen.com). It is pricey, but sure has a great atmosphere and wonderful food. The meat and veggies that they serve are from the same places where I buy locally, so I can go out and actually feel good about eating! As we left the restaurant, we drove around the area to explore for a minute and we stumbled upon a community of new homes which were advertised as “green living.” I was very surprised to see this, these modern architectural homes were tucked away in a small corner of Baltimore City. This surprised me because I wouldn’t call Baltimore the most eco-friendly city in the world, and to see a community of eco-friendly homes, means that we are taking strides in the right direction:)
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that place looks awesome. I emailed the link to my mom and suggested we try it out next time she is down here. Maybe I can kidnap one of the cooks and enslave him in my kitchen?