Our weekend in Tahoe

Gregg and I just got home from a fabulous 4 days in Lake Tahoe. Our good friend Sarah was getting married in Reno and she planned a wonderful fun filled weekend for us all. We stayed in Tahoe just at the border of California & Nevada. 

Our hotel was NASTY. We found this little place for $24 a night - I know, I know...what can we expect for $24??...Well let me just say we got what we paid for...

I expected things to be pretty sketchy so I brought our own sheets

Yes the bathroom is pink...Pepto Pink!

"The Bride Ride" - on Friday morning Sarah set up a mountain bike ride at the Flume Trail. It was 14 miles - 5 of which were up hill and pure hell. I thought my lungs were going to explode...the hardest thing I've ever done.

Once we made it up hill things got much better - the view was awesome.

Half way though the ride we came across a rope swing - all the guys went for a ride.

Me & the bride Sarah

After I was able to catch my breath I started having so much fun!

Gregg showing off his sweet moves

On Saturday morning we drove to the Reno temple for the wedding. It was so wonderful!

The beautiful couple - Sarah & Jared Swanson

After the wedding Gregg & I spent the afternoon in Reno

We ate lunch at this yummy pizza place...Gregg was enjoying the fresh grated Parmesan cheese

After lunch I took a nap in the car and Gregg went fishing

Saturday night was the reception. It was held at the National Automobile Museum in down town Reno. For so many reasons this was by far one of the most enjoyable receptions we've been to. 

Galaxy Game

The other night Gregg and I got to see a Galaxy soccer game. He was super excited because the were playing against a Costa Rican team Herediano Futbol Club (Gregg served his mission in Costa Rica). We had a fun time! 

My 2 Favorite Kids

A few weeks ago Gregg and I went to Arizona for the weekend. This is my niece & nephew, my two favorite kids ever! I miss them so much!

Marissa is 4

Owen is 17 months & Gregg is 32 :) 

Memorial Day Backpacking Trip #2

This last weekend Gregg and I went on our 2nd annual Memorial Day backpacking trip. We took off on Friday after work and drove 4 hours up to Lone Pine, the town at the base of the Sierra's where we were going to be hiking for the weekend. We stayed the night in a small motel down town. It was a historic motel and there were no bathrooms in the room - just a sink...after we checked in we went to this really cool little diner for some cherry & peach pie - it was so yummy! 

On Saturday morning we set off for our weekend adventure. 

Yes - there were bears and it freaked me out! 

The first day we hiked about 6 miles through the Cotton Wood Lakes Basin to Cotton Wood Lake #5.

For dinner the first night we made homemade chicken & dumpling soup and banana pudding for dessert - super yummy!

Our camp site was at the edge of the lake and surrounded by beautiful snow topped peaks - it was an amazing view! The first night was a little rough though - we didn't sleep very well. We think it had to do with the elevation- we were at 11,000 feet.

The second day we hiked another 4 miles to our next camp site. The hike was beautiful. We went through rock fields, forest, and meadows, the trail hadn't been opened yet so for part of the way we were making our own trail - it was fun climbing over all the big rocks and finding our own way around. 

Our second campsite was up on a ledge looking over this meadow just at the base of this mountain. We could hear the creek running and had another amazing view of the snowy mountains. 

After we set up camp we went exploring - we walked around looking at all the fish in the streams and then decided to follow the stream up the side of one of the mountains to see if we could find where it was coming from - we climbed up pretty far but never found the source - but we did find a beautiful area where the stream ran through a green meadow - it looked like a fairytale.

For dinner the second night we had a mountain man freeze dried meal but we made apple dumplings for dessert - it was really really good - I was impressed with our outdoor culinary skills! 

This is the bear canister that we had to pack every night - we had to put all our food and toiletries in it so that the bears wouldn't be able to find anything in our tent they'd want to eat. It really freaked me out to think that there would be bears even close to our tent - so I was very diligent when it came to this chore! 

We were able to have a fire the 2nd night - It was a little windy but it lifted our spirits and gave us something else to do for a few hours.

On Monday we packed up and hiked the last 3 miles out. We had a great time and we enjoyed the time we got to spend together. 

In all I think we hiked just about 15 miles. Next year we'll do it all over again :) 

6 Month Project

For Gregg's 32nd birthday back in November I got him this print of a painting we found in down town Laguna. I asked my dad to make me a frame for it and he did...we brought it home an it sat on my floor unfinished for the last 6 months - finally I decided it was time to finish this project, so I painted and sanded and then we hung it - It turned out exactly how I'd pictured it :) Thanks dad! 

My mechanic

So i found myself a new mechanic :)...

Cinco de Mayo

For Cinco de Mayo we had some friends over for a dinner party. We made chicken & carne asada tacos, rice, and lots of toppings. After dinner we watched American Idol and had tres leches for dessert. It was really fun.