An account of the last two weeks

Last weekend it warmed up to 65 degrees so Tyler and I decided to take a break from the mountain and explore the rest of Lake Tahoe. Aspen was happy with the decision because she likes road trips.

We drove all all the way around the lake (which is about 70 miles), stopping here and there when things looked interesting. We had a picnic on the lake while Aspen went swimming on the West Shore, and then walked around Tahoe City, hung out at Kings Beach and then hiked down to the lake by Zephyr Cove on the way back home.



At every stop, Aspen had to jump in the water. Some of the deeper areas were colder so she was shivering by the time she got out of the water (a quaking aspen, some say). But even though she was freezing, the stubborn puppy kept going back in the water. We finally had to restrain her to prevent hypothermia.

As far as I'm concerned, all the snow can melt in April because I'm almost ready for summer. Snowboarding is fun, but I'm ready for disc golf, sailing, Frisbee, hiking, camping, backpacking, running and all the other fun things the warm sunny days bring.

In other news, I am super excited my ol' roomie Tracy and my mom will be here on Friday! Tracy is here until Sunday night and my mom is here until Wednesday. We are going to have so much fun — I can hardly wait.

Not truffles!

Tyler's comment after reading an Associated Press article on truffles:

"Global warming has gone too far — now it's personal."

Aspen strikes again

Well, Aspen finally chewed up some things of importance: My glasses. She committed the heinous crime last week. Tyler had to duct tape the left side of the frame back together for me, so now I have "for home wear only" glasses. Teeth marks are permanently ingrained on my lenses and the right side that hooks behind my ear is all wire now. I wasn't amused with situation to say the least. Tyler said it wasn't that big of deal.

But then last night, she chewed up the back side of his Birkenstocks — the ones he uses for work — and that was a big deal. He wasn't very amused.

So if you come and visit — beware of the cute, little dog. She'll chew up something dear to you as well. She knows exactly what to go for.

Hey guys, I have the internet!

Which means I can now blog from home and upload some of the photos Tracy and Logan took while they were here. So enough typing, here they are...


Taking a walk with Aspen.


Logan, me and Tyler cozy on the couch with a crossword puzzle.


Tyler and Logan are looking for the car after 4 feet of snow dumped on the hill.


Aspen demonstrating how she'll be your best bed buddy if you let her.


Logan shredding some powder on the sledding hill behind our apartment.


Logan, Tyler and I decided to make a train with the saucer sleds.


Tyler after a long run down the sledding hill.


The Stagecoach Lift by our house.


Me and Tyler on New Years.

Getting closer to a new car

Tyler and I won $250 after the first quarter of the game last night — I'm not cursed when it comes to betting on football! Thank you New England for not scoring that touch down until the second quarter!!!