Together We Are Home

The same weekend of our camping trip we decided to schedule in a little live music. Kyle and I had been craving some live music the whole summer and we just couldn't find a concert that would work, or that was cheap enough..ha ha. So when we found out that this band would be two hours away in the little town of Murphy, at a vineyard we said, "Heck, yes."

Before we hit up the concert we toured the old historical center of Murphy. We decided to eat at an old Victorian hotel. We didn't realize that the restaurant required reservations a good week in advance so when the lady said there was a cancelation we were in total luck. It was a cute, quaint little town. There was alot of old architecture, and some swanky restaurants. Kyle and I figured the parents would love this, and not to mention they had lots of cute wine tasting areas.

As for the concert you could not bring in cameras so here are some pictures before we actually got in. It was a beautiful outdoor amphitheater. The entertainment was phenomenal. The Steve Miller band sound amazing for being in their sixties. It reminded me of my childhood, cruising in the car and singing loudly to my dad's favorites, and me not really knowing the words but pretending I do...ha ha. good stuff. At the concert we had more than just the band for entertainment, there were plenty of hippies. There was one chick with her hair to her butt, a flowy flowery dress and she was getting down, thank god there weren't any children around, she was a bit provocative. I wish I had as much confidence as she had.

Me in front of one of the many historical looking buildings, in Murphy.

Kyle wanting a pic too.

The entrance to the vineyard

Well, Now that I have taken a vacation from blogging I thought I would get back on track and fill everyone in. Kyle and I have been busy, busy, busy the last three weeks. The following pictures are of our camping trip at Lake Tahoe National Forest. It was a fun one we, we had the company of some of Kyle's friends from work. Daniel, Abbi, and Abbi's sister, and her friends. We had a few animals in the pack too. Daniel and Abbi just had gotten a new puppy a few weeks before the trip (Gretchen) She was the cutest little thing. she had the heart of a big dog although the other puppies towered over her. I think this little pup got me even more in the mood for wanting a puppy of my own, okay I won't lie, it totally did. Ha HA.

Anyway, although we were plopped in a beautiful location our actual site looked a bit like a dirt parking lot. We couldn't complain though because we were a skip away from the water. We spent the day laying out in near the water, and watching people going crazy on their jet skis. I think a few times they came a bit too close to the shoreline, but I guess when it comes to the water people don't think rules or safety applies. (Sorry, a huge pet peeve of mine is when people act like complete jerks in the water- there have been alot of water related injuries out here. A 4 yr. old boy was killed the other weekend because a drunk guy in a boat when too crazy near the shoreline, and clipped him- so sad.)

After we hung out by the water we took a trip to an old abandoned lumber mill town. They had a path with some historical info and pictures. They still had a grave yard and left over machinery laying around. It was kind of fun exploring the area. I think the dogs had the most fun though, they couldn't stop sniffing around. They wanted some treasure, that or food, who knows.

Oh a funny note, when we set up our campsite we set it back behind some trees so that it would be out of the direst light, so it kind of looked as if our actual plot was empty. So with that being said late that night after everyone at our camp had hit the tents truck pulled up with some kids and placed a make shift tent in the spot, with an old mattress, and cranked their music. I couldn't believe it, they were bold enough to camp on our spot, and blast music. The next morning they saw us coming out of our tents, and they hauled butt and left. Got to love rude free loaders.

All in all it was a nice relaxing time, but come Sunday we were a bit rushed because we had a two hour drive to the Steve Miller band concert...