Mini Vacay n Snowboarding...

Yep, I did it!!! I’m so proud of myself. I got back on a board. And I’m rocking it!! Well not really, but to me I am. I only had one big fall and one bruise!!!

Andrea and I took a mini vaca to Palm Springs, Joshua Tree and Big Bear City for some exploring, hiking and boarding!

Palm Springs was a lil city that old Hollywood used to live or have homes at. They even had their own Walk of Fame. We were there on a Monday so not a lot of action. Plus, the homosexual community have moved into Palm Springs so our chances of getting our flirt on was nil. But our chances increased when we found a local bar, The Village Pub, that had live music. We hit it off with the band! The singer/lead guitarist was smitten with me, at least for those few hours. And with me wearing sneakers after our mountain hike that afternoon and jeans, I was impressed I caught anyone’s eye! That boosted my ego! Yeah me!! ;) Andrea and I danced and had ourselves a great time. Many wines and a shot later, we stumbled back to our Best Western and crashed!!!

Joshua Tree National Park was our next destination. So many….you guess….yep…Joshua Trees. They’re particular to that part of the desert. We did a few hikes, climbed a few rocks and had a blast driving around. We then hit the road for Big Bear!!! It’s nuts, we go from 80 degree weather to 50s! We stayed a fellow travel nurse’s place. Andrea had met him when she was in Washington. We hit Bear Mountain and Snow Summit! Andrea is a good boarder and me being a newbie, she was a great partner! She was so patient and supportive. I wasn’t intimidated by her at all so all was good! I’m ready for more!!! A big snow storm is expected next week so maybe in the next few weeks, I can get out again.