We left the morning of January 5th, so naturally late on the night of the 4th we started packing. Cats are always so helpful when you're packing (Sam actually managed to insert himself into the sleeve of Erik's coat at one point).
Ben & Pei rolled in sometime in the middle of the night, coming after work (and last minute packing). Monday morning we got up, but we were on vacation! We spent the morning running some errands (i.e. buying socks and trying on hats), and then we left! Some were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed . . . 
and some were not. 
It was a long day of driving, but we stopped for some amazing sushi at a place Pei knew about before settling into the hotel. Yum!!!!
Erik was WAY too excited about the luggage cart--clearly this was before he'd tried out the mattress. Seriously the worst beds EVER. And you know it's bad when Erik thinks we ought to write and complain. The only comfort in our suite was that the next morning when we got up we'd be less than 2-hours from Tahoe! :-D
With all the errands the day before, you wouldn't think we'd need anything else. But the first time you open your bags after leaving you inevitably discover something wanting. There's really not much action in retail in the early morning though, so it was easy in, easy out.
Then suddenly we were in the Squaw Valley parking lot bundling up for what turned out to be a lovely day! It was pretty warm, though we were glad for our layers up on some of the exposed high parts of the mountains. Overall just a gorgeous, sunny day. 
After much rigmarole renting equipment (three different spots for four people all wanting something a little different), buying lift tickets, getting maps, etc., we left Erik taking his ski lesson and headed up. . . and down! It was pretty neat to be at a big ski area--and a little frustrating. Things were not labeled well and as we were not familiar we felt a little lost.How about . . . this way?
The snow was ok, but not great. Pretty though! :-D
Seems like I'm always taking pictures of silly signs, but we enjoyed this one.
At the end of the day we were all ready to find our lodgings and get comfy.
. . . I got nuthin'.
The view from our back door. The buildings you see on the right are actually huge condo thingys associated with Squaw Valley. That's also where the parking lot was for skiing--pretty close!
Ben . . . showing off his dirty hand after trying to start a fire (Pei actually started it a little later).
We crashed hard and early that first night, so it was ok that the fire didn't really get crackling--we had great fires every other night!More tomorrow--I'm off to bed! Be well, all. Think of Sam tomorrow!!
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What a nice surprise - it always is when you have a new chapter. I'll say a prayer for Sam and you. Love you - k
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