skybluepink

after our little sojourn to the sierras, we have returned. we were gone for 6 blissful days and nights, though it felt like much longer. we spent our time reading ~ i read 4 books ~, sleeping ~ we slept in late every day and took naps every afternoon ~ and hanging out by the lake.



it was so blissfully quiet we never really knew what time it was. we spent long afternoons on the deck just listening to the wind whisper through the pine trees. during the day it was in the mid 80's while at night it dropped to the high 50's. we slept with the windows open, letting the cool breeze float across our skin. it felt so good to be out of the oppressive heat that we've been having here.

we took a day trip down the mountain to one of our favorite towns to eat at the polka dot, a lovely greasy spoon hamburger joint. behind the joint is the prettiest place to eat. we stop there every year.



the town is pretty tiny so we only stay about 2 hours then head back up the mountain. though it is only 30 miles away, it takes almost an hour to make the trip since it's mostly switchbacks up and down the mountain and there are usually logging trucks to watch out for.




the day before we left there was a fire in the area and the smoke blew over to our side of the mountain. while the air was smoky, it made for a gorgeous sunset.



we wanted to stay longer but my mil was freaking out about an ant attack in our kitchen at home and for some reason, she couldn't take care of it. i swear to god i wanted to yell at her. because, seriously? THEY ARE ANTS. JUST SPRAY THEM AND CLEAN IT UP. seriously. how hard is that? we were concerned about our cats so we headed home early. good thing we did, too. since she didn't keep them on a regular schedule, they were a bit confused and didn't really eat. now finn has diarrhea and hubby and i have decided that we will no longer ask his folks to take care of the kitties when we are away. she even said to me on the phone on sunday "the work week is starting and i just don't have time for this." time for what? cleaning up some ants? i seriously wanted to reach through the phone and smack her. oh, and the worst part is when we came home yesterday, kitchen was a disaster! i totally had to clean it. it sucked.

but, then i took a nap.

with my buddy, atty. and peace has been restored.