I went with a group from church to go camping in Switzerland for Memorial weekend- which happened to coincide with my birthday.  Hadn't been to Switzerland yet and I had heard how beautiful it was, so I couldn't pass it up (even though I had been out of town for the last 3 weekends and was perfectly exhausted).  We camped in a town called Lautenbrunnen near Interlaken.  There were about 40 of us so it made for a great time around the campfire, cooking out, hiking, etc.  

One thing I learned on this trip- I am getting wise in my old age- as much of an "outdoorsy" person I try to be, I really just am not an outdoorsy person.  I did not grow up camping or really doing a lot of things outside.   I've thought it would be cool to be a mountain biker, serious hiker, one with nature kind of girl, yada yada yada.  I mean I have an REI card and a NorthFace sweatshirt! But alas, it is just not my cup of tea.  I can do a day hike but sleeping in a tent for 4 nights when it is raining and cold is really just not enjoyable.  And I can proudly say that now and own it- this girl is not a camper.  There I said it, I feel so much better!

Luckily God heard me and let me bunk up in a cabin with a pregnant lady on the trip.  It really was an answer to prayer!

On my actual birthday, it was just so relaxing- slept in a little, went shopping in some Swiss thrift stores in this town called Thun.  I got some great deals- a big wall map of Switzerland for $2, a fondue pot for $5 and a huge traveling backpack for $30 (they retail for $150-200!).  I saw some great furniture too but no room in the car unfortunately.  

My favorite day of the trip was when we took a gondola ride up the mountain and then did about an hour and a half hike across through some beautiful towns and then took the gondola back down.

I even bought some fresh cheese in this town.  You just had to knock on someone's door and you could buy milk and cheese.  Pretty awesome!

Yummy cheese fondue for my birthday!

Switzerland was really expensive though so I doubt I'll go back often- it's one Swiss franc per dollar so a coffee at McDonalds was 7 freaking dollars.  Crazy!  I wanted to try a Swiss dish called Rosti, which is basically hashbrowns with stuff in it but every place I went charged 25-30 swiss francs for it.  Who in their right mind is going to pay $30 for hash browns.  Not this girl!  But I did buy a package at the grocery store for $4 and I am going to try and make it on my own.  

I'm heading off to Greece on Sunday on a cruise with some work friends and then home to Texas July 2-21, Virginia July 21-28.  Can't wait to come home, shop at Target, eat Mexican and Chickfila and see some friends and family!! This summer is going to be great!