Winter Break 2010

So, here we are in the year 2010 and our schedules have been very relaxed due to the University's long winter pause. Last year, we headed for the sunny shores of Mexico (which was great!); this year, we decided to stay closer to home. CD and Holly wanted to go snowboarding and Lake Tahoe came up: within a day's drive, midweek stay two blocks from the lifts, followed by a few days in the city!


While CD and Holly hit the slopes at Heavenly, I explored around the lake and found a great place to eat falafel while looking at the beauty of the lake. People were very friendly and I would love to go back in the summer time to enjoy the outdoor activities.


On our drive to San Francisco, we stopped in Truckee at a great lunch spot, Smokey's Kitchen and also paused to make a snowman along the road.
Whenever we go to San Francisco, we get to see lots of friends, eat good food and enjoy some of the nightlife that is lacking in Humboldt County. We ate delicious Thai and Ethiopian food. I visited with Melissa and Barb. We all got to enjoy sailing on Stu's boat around the bay. It's always fun to hang out with Wendy and Stu and we've been trying for a long time to get out on the water together, it was great to finally make it happen.


More pictures of all our shenanigans while road tripping and visiting the city here!