The Christophers: We Are Back!

We are back for good. Sorry for the month hiatus- Drew and I have been really busy and have been experiencing computer issues. The past month has been great though. During our time off from blogging I successfully completed my 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles!) , Drew received his masters degree in Engineering Administration, we vacationed in the Dominican Republic, attended Foxfields and 2 weddings and celebrated our God daughter Mailee's 2nd birthday.

Here is a brief recap of everything we have had going on:

Vacation

We returned Friday from a 5 day trip to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with Mom and Dad C and our great friends Sarah and Dana. We stayed at the lovely Hotel Riu Palace Punta Cana (http://www.riu.com/en/hotel-riu-palace-punta-cana-dominican-republic.html) which was an all-inclusive resort. Drew enjoyed never having to carry a wallet when ordering a drink or trying the different restaurants on the resort. The beaches were beautiful and we spent a lot of time either in the beautiful blue waters of the ocean or under a palm tree close by relaxing. We did experience a brief run in with some questionable shell fish but other than that it was a great vacation. Relaxation was the goal and that we achieved. The ocean side massage helped too!

A slide show of pics can be found here- http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2012752&l=1aae2&id=62700336. I've also included a few below.

1/2 Marathon

I completed my first 1/2 marathon, with my friends Sarah and Jennifer, just one week before we went on vacation. On hand were Drew, Gia, Mom and Dad to cheer us through the 13.1 miles. It ended up not being as bad as I thought it would be and actually rather enjoyable. I plan on running another one in the fall. Here are some pics.

Birthdays and Weddings

We celebrated Mailee Findley's 2nd birthday on May 3 at Stephanie's parents house in Harrisonburg, VA. Here are a couple of pics of the tot enjoying her barn yard themed party.

Also, here are a couple pics from Kim and Tristan's wedding on May 17 at Mount Vernon Yacht Club. They are high school friends who live in VA beach but came home to tie the knot.