Happy Birthday NPM!

The Smithsonian National Postal Museum turned 15 this year to great fanfare! We opened our newest exhibit, Alphabetilatly, and threw a huge party. Nate and my parents came down to help celebrate, and I wore my postcard dress for the occassion.

Weekend on the Gauley River

We had a fantastic weekend rafting the Middle and Lower Gauley with friends this weekend! We drove to West Virginia with Chris & Anita, Emily & Andrew, and Josh & Danielle on Saturday morning, rafted all day, and camped out that night. What an experience! I can't wait to go rafting again!

Weekend at Seneca Lake

Nate and I headed up to the Belhurst Castle on Seneca Lake for Labor Day this year with our friends, Mark and Alaine. Our friends Shawn and Becky were getting married on the castle's beautiful grounds!


The wedding was fantastic - and lots of fun! It was great to see so many of Nate's friends from swimming. And to see so many friends on the dancefloor after the ceremony!


Since we were in the area, we decided to visit some of the region's famous wineries. We had a great time with Mark, Alaine, Mike and Lori. We also had some great wine!

We had planned to head back to Maryland on Sunday, but stopped at Watkins Glen on the way home to see the gorge. It was absolutely spectacular - not even pictures can describe how beautiful the waterfalls and rock formations are! The sights made me almost wish I had paid better attention during all those geology classes.