It has been a rough year, a verrrrry long year…and we were definitely feeling in need of some peaceful family bonding time.
As it happened, a close friend of ours offered us a full week in their timeshare up in S. Lake Tahoe,
the only thing was we had to use right away.
And so even though we had just four days to plan…we jumped on the opportunity and headed on up.
A 9 hour drive with two kids,
you can kinda tell we were desperate…
We decided to keep things simple up there, with our only plan being that we would be together as a family at all times.
The kids were happier than ever.
We were happier than ever.
{we did have one lil tiff…gotta be honest, but being together nonstop forced us to work it out relatively quickly. word to the wise, don’t criticize a stay at home mom for wanting to lay in bed all day for just ONE day on vacation. don’t believe me? just ask jimmy.}
And there are really no words for the beauty that is South Lake Tahoe.
Thought I’d share some of my favorite pictures from the trip….
{the view from part of our “adventure drive.” where we ended up on a part of the mountain that had signs “DANGER! AVALANCHE AREA!” abort adventure!}
{i decided that i am much more of a snow bunny than a beach bunny, and that i could so become a professional sledder. Jimmy made some awesome jumps and they absolutely thrilled me. who needs a snowboard?}
{but there is someone in the family who is neither a snow bunny NOR a beach bunny. someone who hates snow and sand and demands to be carried across both.}
{and then there’s my son, who adores the snow as much as i…he continually told us he wanted to live there.}
{oh how i love everything and everyone in this picture. wish i could have frozen this moment and put it in my pocket.}
{every time i see a sailboat, i think of and miss my dad….and there he was in this incredible place}
Beautiful, right?
Looks peaceful, huh?
So when the week was done,
we headed for home with all kinds of peace and love in our hearts….
we headed for home with all kinds of peace and love in our hearts….
Annnnnnnnnnd then this happened:
Yes, you’re seeing that right.
Jimmy and a bunch of cops.
You see we have this ongoing banter over the years in the car.
I tell him to “watch out,” and he tells me to “shhhh.” And then he reminds me that he’s NEVER been in an accident.
So, when he went ramming into an undercover police car at a stop light, that fun lil banter was finally put to an end.
Thankfully everybody was okay and there wasn’t much damage.
And it was kinda funny that the CHP had to be called….along with all the other cops in the small town we were in.
What wasn’t so funny?
When 30 minutes later after we got back on the road, Jimmy was pulled over for speeding.
And as Jimmy attempted to get out of it by saying,
” Man, this is such bad luck since I accidentally just hit a police officer about a half hour ago.”
” Man, this is such bad luck since I accidentally just hit a police officer about a half hour ago.”
The cops head snapped up and he replied, “YOU’RE THE GUY?!?”
Not sure I’ve ever seen a ticket written so fast.
Needless to say it was a slowly driven LONG and QUIET ride home.
Thankfully we had this to stare at when all was said and done…..
And that is how we do Lake Tahoe….
© 2010 “Le Musings of Moi”
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Well, that’s about right. Nothing can be PERFECT!!!! Hahahaha. Well, except S. Lake Tahoe. Wow, those are some amazing pictures. Glad you guys had a happy time…
You have a beautiful family! I can’t help but laugh with your husband – mine is the same way!
what nice photos! looks like a great family getaway 🙂
I feel like this is something straight out of a National Lampoons Vacation movie…..but your pictures are AMAZING!
ouch! that sounds like a fun ride home…NOT!
wow, that is quite an adventure. your poor hubs– mines would be SO UPSET about the entire thing.
your pictures are gorgeous though 🙂
OMG, I am hysterical. That is such a funny story and I can totally picture it in my head. Amazing.
So glad you had some good R&R!
Poor Jimmy! What a day… I’ve always wanted to go to Lake Tahoe. I’m definitely a snow girl more than a beach girl.
Wow, everything looks so beautiful!
Bad luck about the accident and ticket 🙁 I’m glad everyone’s okay!