We spent last night in a 100 year old cabin up in the mountains...surrounded by snow and almost completely disconnected from the world. I say almost because my crackberry was brought along and I was able to view my email, however, it has an alarm clock feature and I though that was a good enough reason to have it along. True story.
We had no computers, no phones (other than cells which we didn't use) and no TV. Once we had checked into the lodge, we drove up to our one room cabin and settled in for the night. It had 2 beds, a table and chairs, a small kitchenette area, and a bathroom (which had a door thankfully). We bundled up in our snow gear and walked around the area...playing with some icicles, sledding, and throwing snow. The kids had a blast jumping in the giant snowdrifts and when Mom and Dad had enough they stayed outside awhile longer building forts and making snow angels. When they came in we had cocoa and marshmallows, played games, built a nice fire, and relaxed. Hubby and I even managed a nap in our bed while the kids played and drew pictures.
We had dinner reservations at the lodge down the hill so we walked down in the dark, with a light snowfall and no sounds at all. It was beautiful. The dinner was wonderful as well...hubby had bison steak, I had stuffed free-range chicken (as did daughter) and son had a "fancy" grilled cheese sandwich. Dessert was just as good with daughter having a white hot chocolate with truffles, and hubby and I both had the fruit cobbler. We had difficulty making it back up the hill, but by that time the skies had cleared and we could see all the stars.
The kids had a bath in an old claw-foot tub and we all had an early bedtime. We fell asleep listening to the crackling fire and smell of woodsmoke and cool snowy air.
I am still crunching numbers....but I'm thinking we should build ourselves a little cabin somewhere and live the simple life. It was heavenly. Not sure how we would eat....and come to think of it neither of us have construction skills. Hmmm. This plan may be flawed....
We are here!
Winter gear.
I love claw foot tubs!
The roaring fire courtesy of Mom. Yeah, that's right...Mom can build a kick-ass fire!
Cool lights in the cabin.
The chandelier
The kids bed.
Breakfast time!
Mmmm, cheerios in the woods...extra yummy!
Holy mother of.....look at the size of those icicles.
Can I keep it? Can I?
Yep, that is the roof. A good time to clean the gutters!
Sledding.
Whooohoooooooooo!
Ready to play in the snow.
Natural playground.
Mom and kids in the snow
Mom and Dad courtesy of son.
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