A Lovely Weekend

When my long vacation was over, it felt like my entire summer was over too.  But just as I got my vibe back to working, I realized that I don't really need to take a long time-off to feel like vacationing again. Afterall, we are not even halfway through the summer here. And all I need are the weekends to enjoy it, or what's left of it.

There are so many things to do and so many places to see here in the summer.  One of our favorites is Lake Tahoe. It's only a 3-hour drive away from our place. The idea of Tahoe didn't really appeal to me at first, especially after coming back from a long tropical vacation. But we had a raincheck on a cabin up in Tahoe from last Christmas. We were planning on a ski trip back in the winter but cancelled it at the last minute after we learned that my sister's father-in-law had died and they had to make an emergency trip back to the Philippines. My brother-in-law is from Ilocos.

My booking for a 4-bedroom cabin was non-refundable, but luckily the owner agreed to give us a raincheck that we could use anytime the place was vacant.  I almost forgot about it until last week. The owner emailed me that she was selling the place and suggested we use the cabin soon. Once she sells it, we could no longer use our raincheck.  So, without much planning, my sister and I and our families decided to drive up to Tahoe for the weekend.

The nice thing about impromptu trips is that you don't have everything planned to the minute. We did have a rough plan of how to spend the weekend there, but we weren't holding ourselves to a schedule. We did what we felt like doing. We were flexible. We had only one goal--to relax and enjoy Tahoe in the summer.  But there are so many ways to enjoy summer in Tahoe. You could go hiking, biking, boating, swimming, gambling, sightseeing or just have a picnic by the lake. I am happy to report that we did everything except hiking and gambling--all in one weekend!  And in the end, we had a lot of fun and we still came home relaxed.

Will share more photos soon.