Vermont

This past weekend Christa and Jerri and I went to a beautiful cabin in Vermont to collectively celebrate our 30th birthdays. None of us have reached the milestone quite yet, but it was fun and meaningful to recognize it as a memorable moment in our lives. The cabin was beautiful. It was Breidablick Cottage at Windekind Farm and couldn't have played a more perfect host for our sometimes silly, usually thoughtful, always sincere conversations, meals and antics.

Outside of the cottage, we found our way to Burlington to pamper ourselves with professional facials and massages, grab a bite to eat and pick up an ice cream birthday cake at Ben and Jerry's. It was the best ice cream cake I've ever had, and it was so fun to put 30 candles in the cake and blow them out (and make a wish) with two dear friends. We took a wonderful hike and had the pleasure of bringing along the owner's dog, Osa, an adorable yellow lab who is on the right side of the photo at the top. We also found our way to On The Rise Bakery for pizza and dancing on Saturday night.

There really aren't words to describe how restorative, relaxing, peaceful, thoughtful and generally amazing this weekend was. Certainly one to remember forever. We're hoping to make this an every-five-years tradition for the three of us, and I hope I can make it back to Windekind sooner than that.