hoot n' holler

to celebrate our nine year anniversary, aaron and i headed to the mountains. we rented the most delightful little cabin in winthrop, wa. winthrop, it turns out, is quite the distance from seattle. it took us about 5 hours to get there, but we sang all the way which kept us in amused. how could one not be in good spirits when you are singing to such varied artists as jessica simpson, jerry reed, and the bee-gees (mix 101.5 the wech).

i haven't spent much time in eastern washington. the topography there is really breathtaking. it reminded me of scenery from a 1960's western.  the foothills were covered in brush (and later in the trip, snow). i was surprised at how different it was from western washington.

the cabin was awesome it was so quaint and cozy, much better than the pics on the website would indicate. the name of the cabin is the hoot n' holler. seriously. does it get better than that? that name kept us entertained the entire weekend. anyway, the cabin itself was pretty small, maybe the size of our entire living room. but that didn't matter at all, in fact, that added to its charm. it had a cute little wood stove with an endless supply of firewood, one of the most comfortable beds i have ever slept on, and a modern fully equipped kitchen. i want to live there. permanently.

  
we also went for a little snowshoe trek on saturday. actually, there wasn't enough snow for the snowshoes, but we went for a hike in the snow. it was beautiful, but pretty cold, and foggy. it started snowing when we breaked for lunch, and then we decided to call it a day. there was no point continuing our journey to the top, because it was too foggy to get any good views. we high tailed it back to the hoot n' holler to celebrate in style...champagne and home-made chili. classy, no?

           

it was a wonderful way to celebrate nine wonderful years. (sappy music fade out)