Massanutten

To celebrate my youngest sister's birthday, my family went on a weekend trip last week to a resort called Massanutten (I know it's fun say). Massanutten is in Harrisonburg, VA and is mainly a ski resort (I know skiing in Virginia is almost as funny as saying "Massanutten"), but there is plenty to do there in the summer. They have several golf courses, an indoor water park, horseback riding, hiking, petting zoo, and it's all nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains.

This trip had the perfect fun to relaxation ratio. I often feel that vacations can be too far on the "do" spectrum where its go-go-go all the time and you don't get a break, especially when you are only there for a weekend. Then when you get home you feel like you need a vacation to recoup from your vacation. Some seem too far on the other end of the spectrum and it feels like a waste of time and money. This one was a perfect mix of both.

Charly had a blast as you can see. It has been a while since she has been swimming. After the shock of taking the whole place in, she was ready to swim and play. She loved the kiddy area, but the problem with the kiddy area is you are wet, but not under water, so she got really cold. She is really going to get a kick out of the pool this summer.

The next day we went to the petting zoo. This kid just can't get enough of animals. Although she wasn't really ready for them to eat from her hand. The goats were a little wild for her. She did love the bunnies though, they are more her pace.

Charly loves to be aroud her family. She didn't even want us most of the time. I guess we're just old news. She also loved having some more room to run. Our apartment is so small I feel like she's the dog that lives in the small NYC loft and dreams of running on the farm. All in all we had a great time and we still had time to stop and smell the roses...or whatever these flowers are called.