Las Vegas or Maybe Not

Tucker and I were suppose to go to Las Vegas this past Wednesday, however due to the snow here we were unable to go. Yes it finally snowed, just not close to me all I saw was rain, everything was packed, the car was loaded, traffic had been check (always wise when traveling in SoCal) and we were ready to enjoy a wonderful little vacation. We got on the road and not even ten minutes later the road was being closed right in front of us. So we headed back home to check for ways around the I-15. We would decide on one way than check the roads only to find that they to had been closed due to the snow. It is funny I grew up with snow and have driven in it several times and yet so many people haven't. There were reports of motorists sleeping in their cars on the interstate because it was ti slippery to get off. I just hope the had plenty of blankets and things to keep them warm. So sadly we had to cancel our trip to Vegas but we had a wonderful staycation instead.

Our Latest Adventure

Two weeks ago, Tucker had Monday off so we decided to go check out the local ghost town. By local I mean it was about an hour an a half away, which isn't to bad. So we got a few things to gether and headed out to Cailco, CA. In the late 1800s it was a very productive silver mine but as the prices of silver dropped it slowly became deserted and now it is a ghost town. It was nicely decorated for Christmas and it was interesting learning about the history and walking through the old mine at least the parts that were safe. After this trip I decided that I am very happy to be living now and not back then.

The Tree

Now that our tree is decorated I wanted to share the pictures with you. It is even complete with a train running around thanks to my wonderful sister Miranda and her family last year.

As a child I remember a few times when my father would pull out the train and place it around the tree. We could never leave it alone so I don't remember if the trains always made it to Christmas, and they definately didn't get placed around the tree every year.

Snow

Like I mentioned in my previous post I love snow. Sadly here in Southern California it does not snow, unless you go the mountains and as every Southern Californian has told me that is where it belongs so I get to admire it from a far as it beautifully covers the tops of the peaks. I also had to add some to my blog so it felt dressed up for the season.

December

I love the month of December. In my mind it means some of my favorite things like snow, cold weather, baking, Christmas, tree hunting, wrapping paper, wrapping gifts, hot chocolate, Christmas ornaments, decorating, the list could continue but I should stop there.
I have numerous memories of bundling up and headed out to the tree farms to select the perfect tree. Know with nine children and a picky mother it always took awhile to find that tree we would walk all over the farm to the far back corners up and down the rows, looking back I think my parents wanted us to be worn out for the rest of the day. Once the tree was selected Dad would cut it down and he and my brothers would lug it back to the car and we would take it home, to decorate with in a day or two. Tucker and I went Christmas tree shopping on Friday and wow we found the tree in less than 10minutes. Of course out here if you go to the tree farms they don't really have a traditional pine tree they have cedar trees or Monterey pines which oddly enough reminds me of the tree in our backyard growing up. So sadly we had to settle for selecting our tree from Lowe's but at least it is a real tree and we didn't have to resort to an artificial tree. The tree isn't decorated yet because it is tradition to decorate the tree for Family Home Evening so we will decorate it tonight.