Trip Highlights

 How was your weekend?  Mine was fabulous!  I had such a lovely time in Berkeley Springs.  No worries, though, I'm not moving there.  It has the right small-town vibe, and is situated in an extremely beautiful area.  But, I don't get the feeling that the town has all the advantages for schools and kids that I would want for Sophie. 

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 My friend and I met around 11:30 at the hotel, checked in, then went to town to have lunch.  Apparently it was "girlfriends weekend" in town.  We never were able to figure out if it was girlFRIEND weekend or GIRLfriend weekend, but it became kind of a silly joke all day. 

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We ended up at Temptations Cafe and both had the crabcake special.  SO good!!!  Giant chunks of crab meat, almost no filler.  Had we realized that every shop in town closed at 5:00, though, we might not have lingered so long.  We still managed to squeak in two antique malls and a couple of artsy shops before everything shut down for the evening.

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The weather could not have been more perfect.  70ish degrees and partly sunny.  We ended up whiling away the rest of the afternoon and evening, and once we were hungry for dinner it was 10 pm.  Guess what our meal choices were at that time?  McDonalds or Sheetz.  Decisions, decisions.  We chose the latter... basically a sandwich shop located inside of a large gas station for those who don't know.  Not the most elegant, but it was fresh and more or less satisfying.

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The next afternoon on the way to pick up Sophie, I found myself in a gigantic building, the Hancock Antique Mall.  Oh, dear- how horrible!  What was a girl to do?  Shop of course!  I didn't buy much, but what I left with was cute.  I'll share the spoils of my trip tomorrow!  Have a great week!

Destination: Berkeley Springs, WV

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Twice a year, my good friend and I put our family lives on hold and meet for a weekend extravaganza of talking, shopping and eating.  We have done this for about 5 years.  Our halfway point used to be Frederick, MD.  Then my friend moved to Pittsburgh!  So, we've chosen a new destination for our trip, and I'm so excited to see Berkeley Springs, West Virginia for the first time this weekend.  I'm guessing it won't look like this photo- it being June and all- but hopefully I'll get some firsthand shots to share.

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Now this part of the post may seem unrelated, but bear with me.  A different friend and I had lunch together last Tuesday.  Her husband is looking for a new job, and they would like to move out of the area.  While talking about this, I remembered a website that Mike and I had found a few years ago.  It had a really cool quiz that you can take to help you narrow down the top cities that are the best matches for you.  Then it has loads of info about the places you are matched with.  I looked it up for her when I got home, and then took the quiz again for fun.  I don't even remember what my top spot was, because guess what I got for my second???  Berkeley Springs, West Virginia!  I couldn't believe it.  Would you like to take the quiz?  Head on over to Find Your Spot, then come on back to leave a comment with your results :)