You look quite purdy, Darlin'!

In honor of our long Labor day weekend, my Mom and I met halfway to each other in good ol' West Virginia. We met on Saturday and spent the day traipsing around Morgantown. It was a ghost town, surprisingly. We knew that there was a college football game going on, but there was, literally, not a soul in town. It was weird, but we managed to laugh it off and have a good time anyway! We stopped by the history museum (that no one knew about), walked this old railway that is now a walking trail three times (we were a bit turned around), we did a bit of shopping, we stopped by the oldest house in Monongalia County, we went to Oliverio's for dinner, we chatted, and we caught a movie at the historic theater. (Unfortunately, the theater is closing. Fortunately, no one cared at that point and we were able to bring a bottle of wine in to enjoy our movie! Who needs popcorn when you've got wine?!) We made the most of it while we were there, but I can't say that we'll continue to make Morgantown our meeting place!

On Sunday, we were headed to the Stonewall Jackson resort. It was about an hour south of Morgantown. On our way out, we stopped by Coopers Rock and did a quick hike. It was absolutely wonderful! (I highly recommend it for anyone traveling by.) When we arrived at the resort, we immediately noticed that we had just done a complete 180 from where we had stayed the night before! It was a really cool, log cabin kind of resort, and the resort had captured 'cozy' to a T! There was a huge stone fireplace, a wall of windows overlooking a beautiful lake, a pool, a hot tub, a coffee shop: cozy. We rode bikes, hung out by the lake, took walks, enjoyed the view, did a little hot tubbing, we even took a hay ride! (We were the only ones over the age of four who actually took the ride. Not including parents.) We had so much fun!

My Mom is one of the most incredible people I know. I am so fortunate to have her in my life. She is truly an amazing, strong, beautiful woman. Our weekend together was just so wonderful. It was rejuvenating to be together and not have any other responsibilities. It was delightful to enjoy each others company and laugh at the little things. It was relaxing to be in such a beautiful part of the mountains. It was just a great weekend, and I can't wait to do it again soon. I love you, Mom!