Lake House Loveliness

It's been just about a week since I've arrived in Birmingham, and I honestly have to say that I'm having such a nice time.  It's really nice to be able to get away from the chaos of my life back home and come to this peaceful place.  Birmingham has so many beautiful sites to offer and I really can't get enough of the amazing landscapes and calming atmosphere of it all.  It really is such a different lifestyle from the busyness of New York and I'm really falling in love.

We spent this past weekend at a lake house on Lake Smith in Crane Hill. It was so serene to wake up every day to the shining sun and just spend the day on the lake drifting in the water, surrounded completely by everything nature has to offer.  I was skeptical at first about swimming in a lake because I've never done that before, but I got over it quickly and floated merrily for hours on end.  It really was such a great family getaway and I'm happy we got to go!

 

Tuesday Travels

This past Tuesday was my most extreme Tuesday Travels yet!  I hopped on a plane and flew down to the dirty south.  For the next two weeks I'm staying in Birmingham, Alabama.  Before I left for my trip, the one question that I was asked by literally everyone was, "What the heck are you going to do in Alabama?"  Well, I'm here visiting my best friend in the entire world, Julia!  We go waaay back to our days on the playground. 

After a rough day of traveling between three states and two different time zones, I was greeted with the warmest welcome in good ol' Bham!  It was almost surreal seeing my best friend after almost three years apart, but being here now has made me the happiest I've been in a while.

It's been two days so far and I'm already having the best time. Oh! And I made a new little friend  Dasha, who is the cutest little booger you could ever meet.

The trip has been so lovely already, and I can't wait to experience more of what Birmingham has to offer!  More later :)