Brian cleverly dubbed our quick getaway that is not quite a honeymoon, but also not just a trip our "mini moon." So, here you have it.... We stayed up at Tahoe compliments of Tyler and Kate. There was a really neat lodge dog named
Kona.... she was very nice. Due to special dietary needs there were signs stating that you should not feed her. You could, however, give her carrots. I'm not making this up. But, back to the mini... this lodge was oh-so-amazing and if you ever get to stay in Tahoe you should look up the Fireside lodge because it was cozy, quaint, family owned and run, and extraordinarily authentic. For starters, they have a vintage game room with
skee ball and air hockey. Plus, they have a movie library where you get to borrow movies. Fun right? They also have a private therapy hot tub that was amazing (especially after our massages). The icing on the cake however, consists of three things 1: homemade cookies in your room; 2: wine and cheese hour (despite the fact that we didn't indulge in the wine, Brian enjoyed the cheese and meats and crackers and I still think this is just such a
genius idea) and 3: drum roll please.... a
bon fire with all the fixings for
smores set out for you to indulge in to your heart's content.... completely amazing. But wait, there's more. When we checked in they told us there was complimentary breakfast. Little did we know...
It consisted of a waffle bar with little
ramekins of waffle batter and machines and about 15 luxurious toppings to put on said waffles. It was so much fun. I ate two.
So did Brian.
I love when you go places
that the owners run because you can see and feel that it's a labor of love. They actually care about their guests and concern themselves with the little details. If you look up the word "quaint" in the dictionary I am quite certain you will find a picture of this lodge.
We went out and hiked a bit and the location was right next to Emerald Bay and Fallen Leaf lake. We couldn't hike the latter due to the 5 feet of snow still resting on the trail.
But we made it to Eagle Falls which was also beautiful.
Lone little coyote.
We drove around and admired the marvelous homes up around the lake and fantasized about owning/ visiting one some day.
Emerald Bay... too cold to swim yet, but summer might be here in the next 3 months.
Don't we just look so married here?
The way the water cut the snow was breathtaking.
And there was a steady stream of melt off rushing down.
The
mountains were also beautiful. It was too short, but it was wonderful to get away. We really enjoyed ourselves and also caught up on some much needed relaxation. We dined out and watched movies and drove around. It was special.
And I forgot to mention that we had the entire place to ourselves... literally. Everybody had left after the weekend and we were all alone. Super fun!
When we arrived on Sunday it was Spring. When we left on Tues it was winter. Big surprise.
It consisted of a waffle bar with little ramekins of waffle batter and machines and about 15 luxurious toppings to put on said waffles. It was so much fun. I ate two.
So did Brian.
I love when you go places that the owners run because you can see and feel that it's a labor of love. They actually care about their guests and concern themselves with the little details. If you look up the word "quaint" in the dictionary I am quite certain you will find a picture of this lodge.
We went out and hiked a bit and the location was right next to Emerald Bay and Fallen Leaf lake. We couldn't hike the latter due to the 5 feet of snow still resting on the trail.
But we made it to Eagle Falls which was also beautiful.
Lone little coyote.
We drove around and admired the marvelous homes up around the lake and fantasized about owning/ visiting one some day.
Emerald Bay... too cold to swim yet, but summer might be here in the next 3 months.
Don't we just look so married here?
The way the water cut the snow was breathtaking. 
And there was a steady stream of melt off rushing down.
The mountains were also beautiful. It was too short, but it was wonderful to get away. We really enjoyed ourselves and also caught up on some much needed relaxation. We dined out and watched movies and drove around. It was special.
And I forgot to mention that we had the entire place to ourselves... literally. Everybody had left after the weekend and we were all alone. Super fun!
When we arrived on Sunday it was Spring. When we left on Tues it was winter. Big surprise.
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