The drive from Sacramento went without a hitch. My brother gave my dad his old Isuzu truck to use for a work truck. It needs some help. We werren't sure how well it'd do over the mountain, but we made it just fine. Mom and Beth were following behind, so it wasn't like we'd be left stranded in the Sierra in a blizzard. We stopped at Mels Diner in Placerville for dinner. Of course, I went for the heart attack burger with cheese, bacon, onion rings and BBQ sauce on it. But hey, I had a salad instead of fries with it. Had to be healthy somehow. Oh, and I was sure to fulfill my daily dairy and fruit requirements with a chocolate-banana milkshake.
It started to snow a little on the way to G-ville, but the roads were clear and the heavy snow fell later in the night and into yesterday. Somes areas in the higher elevations got nearly three feet of snow between Sunday and Monday night. It just rained here in the Valley yesterday, with a few snow flakes here and there.
Beth and I drove to Reno yesterday to visit with Brett, Sherry and William and Janniffer. Through Washoe Valley there was some pretty heavy snow falling, but the roads werent' too bad. On our way back to my parent's last night, the snow was still falling and there was more snow on the road, but still not too bad. Beth and I hung out with Brett and Sherry for a while, then went for dinner at what used to be Poncho and Willy's inside Western Village. It is now called the Vineyard. Instead of serving all Mexican food, they serve a variety, but still have a good south of the border offering. When I was in college, we used to go there on Thursday nights when the entire menu was half-off. Can't beat that. They don't have that any more, but they had six dinner specials last night for $4.95. Not bad either.
Janniffer met us there to have dinner with the gang. It was great that Jann and Sherry could meet again (they met once at my wedding). Jann is pregnant with her first, and Sherry her second. Jann got to ask lots of questions. Sherry is the perfect person to ask, too. She's very knowledgeable and a doula.
I've just finished checking road conditions between here and Las Vegas. It looks like we should have smooth sailing. Beth and I were prepared to shove off tomorrow instead of today if the roads were bad, but the path we take is currently open with no controls, and snow forcasted only in spots late tonight, well after we'll be home. We'll prolly begin the treck in the next two hours. We had a great time here and are sad to leave. It's never fun. Going home is fun, too. We can't wait to pick up our babies who have been staying with the vet for the past week. And Dan and Rene will be arriving early, tonight, so we're looking forward to spending some time with them, too.
It started to snow a little on the way to G-ville, but the roads were clear and the heavy snow fell later in the night and into yesterday. Somes areas in the higher elevations got nearly three feet of snow between Sunday and Monday night. It just rained here in the Valley yesterday, with a few snow flakes here and there.
Beth and I drove to Reno yesterday to visit with Brett, Sherry and William and Janniffer. Through Washoe Valley there was some pretty heavy snow falling, but the roads werent' too bad. On our way back to my parent's last night, the snow was still falling and there was more snow on the road, but still not too bad. Beth and I hung out with Brett and Sherry for a while, then went for dinner at what used to be Poncho and Willy's inside Western Village. It is now called the Vineyard. Instead of serving all Mexican food, they serve a variety, but still have a good south of the border offering. When I was in college, we used to go there on Thursday nights when the entire menu was half-off. Can't beat that. They don't have that any more, but they had six dinner specials last night for $4.95. Not bad either.
Janniffer met us there to have dinner with the gang. It was great that Jann and Sherry could meet again (they met once at my wedding). Jann is pregnant with her first, and Sherry her second. Jann got to ask lots of questions. Sherry is the perfect person to ask, too. She's very knowledgeable and a doula.
I've just finished checking road conditions between here and Las Vegas. It looks like we should have smooth sailing. Beth and I were prepared to shove off tomorrow instead of today if the roads were bad, but the path we take is currently open with no controls, and snow forcasted only in spots late tonight, well after we'll be home. We'll prolly begin the treck in the next two hours. We had a great time here and are sad to leave. It's never fun. Going home is fun, too. We can't wait to pick up our babies who have been staying with the vet for the past week. And Dan and Rene will be arriving early, tonight, so we're looking forward to spending some time with them, too.
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