art imitating life...

Recently returned from a road trip. Drove to South Lake Tahoe to be with family (which I get to see about once a year). One day while Dad, Mom and myself were driving around the hills of Tahoe (we were NOT stalking the rich and famous!!! we weren't!!!) we found this stunning chateau. I took a quick shot of it from the passenger's seat as we were rounding a sharp corner.

So, I'm currently scanning through the nearly 1000 shots I took while "on the road"... and ran across this one!

I just had to post it...




I may or may not have taken pictures in this manner from the driver's seat on the way up there (and the way back)... no comment!

May '10 road trip - leg 2

May road trip, leg 2... Clovis to Lake Tahoe. On the road again...

Driving north by northeast... and lovin' life...



...the music was cranked up, my water bottle next to me, and a map on the passenger seat. This is what the central valley looks like...

See that snow? That's where I'm headed, eventually... see you in about 5 hours!!!

Confession time: my road trips are 100% about In 'N Out burgers and grande lattes and sunflower seeds. Need proof?

And now it's time to turn east and head into the mountains... yippee!!!

About now is when I rolled down the windows... how I love the smell of the pine trees!!!

As I'm driving up the road I realize I've never driven this stretch before. There's something extra pure about a road trip when you're charting new personal territory. (I've been in Tahoe before - but my Dad was driving the car at that point... I believe I was about 12 when I was there last.) However, me driving... this was new and exciting!

Oh wow... breathtaking...

Almost there!!! Almost there!!!

However, it was time to stop for another venti iced vanilla latte... and then it's just about time to meet up with the family!!!

Ahh.... "home" for the week...

View from the driveway...

- looking to the left (up the hill) we see the slopes, above

- looking to the right (down the hill) we see the Lake, below

Do you want a peek of the Lake? Here you go... more to come soon...

life is good...

Time in the kitchen with some cuties!

Last weekend, I visited an old friend. I take that back, she's not old - she's the same age as me (ahem!)... but we have been friends for over 20 years!

I had some help making one of my favorite breakfast treats: My favorite sous chef. Hadley just loves "ciMM-a-mon-non"!!!

And once they finished baking... we ate them! Look at the wide-eyes and the licking of the fingers...

But first, Declan... I think he had at least 3 of these! Oh ...





And Camden? He wanted so badly to eat the whole thing...



But for the life of me... this is all I could get out of Hayden. (She reminds me a little of me... I really don't like it when the camera is pointing in my direction!)




But Hadley on the other hand... she loves the camera! Just as much as she loves "ciMM-a-mon-non".



Again, Hadley, THANK YOU for being my sous chef... I hope you have many years of fun in the kitchen, I hope you learn a lot, and I hope you don't get sick from eating all of those monkey muffins!





Now, it's my turn...