Tahoe and Other Adventures

For the Fourth of July, Karen and I ended up going to Tahoe. It was quite a drive (and not a super pretty one, if we're being honest), but we stayed semi-entertained listening to audiobooks and podcasts. But the time in Tahoe itself was great.

We drove up Thursday night and left Sunday, so we had two full days there, which was wonderful (especially since neither of us had to take any vacation time). Friday, we rode up the Heavenly Gondola, and then went even further up on a ski lift. The view was beautiful and it was so peaceful. At times, it felt like we were the only people in the world, since not a lot of people were up there. We later went to the beach, ate burgers at a restaurant, and then went back to the beach to watch the fireworks over the lake. Saturday, we hung out at the beach, got delicious sushi for dinner, and then played in the arcades of a couple of casinos. I wish the trip had been longer, but I'm very grateful that Karen made the trip happen. I had going to Tahoe on my 101 list, but once I moved to Boise, I figured I wouldn't pull it off. She convinced me that we could and we did! It was great.

In other news, Karen has decided she's moving away from Boise at the end of next month. It makes me sad and I'm still not entirely sure where I'm going to end up. But, as I'm trying to look for the positives in this situation, it is pushing us to do a lot of stuff we have never gotten around to doing together. Friday, we went out to eat at a yummy Italian restaurant that I had a Groupon for and then wandered around Warm Springs, looking at all the beautiful houses. And yesterday, we went swimming at the pond and then saw a double feature at the drive-in. We have a lot of things still to accomplish on the list, so I'm hoping we have a good last few weeks together. And I hope I figure out soon where I'm supposed to end up.