Anniversary weekend in the mountains

This past weekend, we headed up to the moutains to celebrate our one year anniversary. It's hard to believe that we've already been married a year, but there it is. Anyway, we went to Big Bear Lake, which is in a valley high in the San Bernadino National Forest, about 7,000 ft above sea level. They have also established a large man-made lake that is fed from mountain streams and melted snow and ice. The lake is beautiful and is a big attraction to folks around these parts. There are also several ski resorts that look really fun too. We hit the shoulder season, being neither summer lake season or winter ski season, so there weren't many tourists up there. We also were around actual trees, that were truly in the peak of turning colors. We enjoyed the crisp tempeatures, clean air, and fall atmosphere.

We took advantage of the Alpine slide, which neither of us had done since we were kids. It was a blast, as we both took the fast lane and wizzed by some 10 year girls in the slow lane moving slower than turtles. It was truly exhilirating, and really made me feel like a kid again.

Next, we roamed around the little downtown/tourist spot of Bear Bear Lake (city) and drank a Starbucks (my first warm drink of the season).

We then checked into our neat Alps-like hotel, which was so beautiful situated in the forest. Our room had beautiful antique furnishings with a wonderful view of the forrest (and some cabins) from the balcony. The hotel also had a great restaurant, where we had a beautiful dinner. It was really nice.

Sunday, we made our way back down the moutain to complete a day of shopping and errands (aka back to reality). Still, it was a nice weekend to get away from the city and decompress.

Today it was back to the stress machine-a typical Monday. We have tranferred one of the assistants that I use to a smaller satellite clinic, so we were super busy. I was even happier we had a relaxing weekend! Now I'm ready to take on 10 patients at once if I need to!!!