Heaven isn't too far away...

I'm not sure what Heaven looks like, but I sure hope it looks a little something like this:

John and I took our first trip to Lake Tahoe last week to celebrate our two year anniversary and I tell you what...With views like these, we were all but packing our bags to move there. It could not have been more beautiful. The air was fresh, the skies were clear, and the views were breathtaking.

We drove the entire trip surrounded by mountains which were covered in rockface on one side and powdery white snow on the other. I'm sure my car dancing kept John entertained as well!

 

For those of you who are not as geographically inclined, Lake Tahoe runs along the border of California and Nevada nestled in the Sierra Nevadas mountain range.

We stayed near the Heavenly Mountain Resort, which boasts some of the highest elevation of any snow resort in the country.

We also made sure to do the tourist-y thing when visiting Tahoe...

which is to go on a gondola ride of course!

And took full advantage of the sweeping panoramic views on top of the observation deck.

And of course I did some horsing around too. I'll spare you the slow-motion videos I made John take of me...

John even let me fulfill my lifelong dream of snow tubing!

The views at the top of the tubing hill didn't suck either. (Of course.)

After a few hours, we made our way down the mountain for some afternoon pizza and libations at Basecamp Pizza Co.  Amazing food. And drinks served in mason jars. Delightful!

And then we headed back towards the lake to catch this beautiful Tahoe sunset.
(Pssst...this was the very best part of Tahoe. By far, my favorite moment from the entire trip.)

We even saw two cute little ducks pass by while we laid in the sand. I called these "love ducks." :)

Then we had to doll up to make our romantic dinner reservation at Edgewood Restaurant,
which did not disappoint!

And we gambled too.
I won $200, spent half of it on fun while we were there and gambled the rest away the very next day. No surprise there!

All in all, we had a wonderful trip and made memories we'll cherish for a lifetime. 

I'm ready to go back already! Maybe in the summer.

Until then...

Happy thoughts to you and yours!