Happy birthday to me!

This post is a little belated, but I celebrated a milestone birthday a few weeks ago. My girlfriends and I were supposed to go to Bedford Springs for a spa weekend, but the crazy snowpocalypse hit and our trip got postponed. So we wound up going last weekend and luckily the weather cooperated this time.

The destination was the historic Bedford Springs Resort in southern Pennsylvania, about two and a half hours from DC.

And let me tell y'all, this place was NICE. Everything was so luxurious; I definitely could have stayed an extra day or two.

When we arrived on Friday night, there was a little cake awating me in my room (thanks, ladies!). And it was delicious. (The champagne was supplied by yours truly.)

We basically didn't leave the hotel the entire time. There wasn't really a need to.

There were cozy fireplaces and wing-backed chairs everywhere. (These are my girls Kim, Kara, and Audra.)

The library was my favorite room (obviously).

They had puzzles set up on various tables in the library. Those were easy to get sucked into. I think we may have lost some sleep trying to figure them out. Here's Kara and Kim diligently working on one.

The indoor swimming pool was just lovely. I felt like I was in the private mansion of some Gilded Age tycoon.

We spent half the day Saturday at the spa, which I don't have any pictures of (but trust me, it was amazing). I got an aromatherapy massage, then sat in the "relaxation lounge" with a cup of tea for about an hour. Then we sat in the whirlpool for a while.

In the afternoon we participated in a cooking class with the hotel's top chefs. That was a lot of fun. I don't have any pictures of that because I was too busy cooking lamb (and it was delicious). I know one of the girls has a picture of me holding a chef's knife. I'll have to post that if I ever get a copy of it.

Saturday night we got all dressed up for dinner.

And we got some free pre-dinner cocktails because it was my birthday. :)

On Sunday we walked around downtown Bedford. Unfortunately most shops were closed because it was Sunday. Including the Banjo Shop, which every town needs.

It's a quaint little town though, with some nice historic architecture.

Then we drove through the beautiful Pennsyvlania countryside back home to DC.

The weekend went by way too quickly, but I think it's safe to say that I had the best birthday ever. Thanks, girls, for sharing it with me! And thanks for the great birthday present!

P.S. You can view more photos here.