The Cabin at Mountainaire

We just got back from a great night in the cabin.  Chris and I stayed last night there with my sister and her husband.  It was a great treat because we only get to see them every few years when we visit the states.  It was so nice to be able to have 24 hours of quality time together, sans kids.  =)

We tried to go to a restaurant we’d gone to with the Bredows, but it was closed.  We hunted around and ended up at Maggio’s, by Vons.  It was GREAT!!  Completely packed and for good reason.  Great Italian food.  I got a Teriyaki  Chicken Calzone which was wonderful.

We then went to Stater’s and got ingredients to make pizookies.  This helped meet my sugar quota.  And I am proud to report that I did not eat ONE SINGLE chocolate chip out of the Bredow pantry, though I was sorely, sorely tempted.  I peeked at them several times, but that’s as close as I got.

Those chocolate chips just look so LONELY in there.

My BIL, Chris, (who is unoriginal enough to have copied my husband’s name) taught us how to play SCRAPS with the pool table.  It is a fun way to end up with frozen appendages have a merry time with your friends at the pool table – even if you don’t know how to play pool.  =)

I don’t have a lot of edge-of-your-seat adventure photos to share.  Mostly because all we wanted to do was hang out.  And eat and sleep and read.  (Though I missed the walking & talking we did by the lake with you Bredows – that was a big highlight for me!  But it was too cold this time for that.  Or we were too lazy.  Probably a little bit of both!)

Oh!  We did watch “Inception.”  Part of me really enjoyed it.  And part of me feels it should be illegal to make someone think that much during a movie.

We had a wonderful time.  Getting to stay in such a beautiful place was a sweet, sweet gift from a very thoughtful family.   Thanks, Bredows, for your generosity in offering your Big Bear home to us for this time!