V-Day Surprise

I had been planning for months to wisk Dave a way for a Valentine's Day surprise.  I booked a cabin outside of Tahoe that is accessible only by snowshoes. To split the cost of the cabin, my sister Cassie and I went in together to spoil our men.  We informed them the night before we left to pack for a snow adventure!  They were left in total suspense. Of course, it didn't help that I took a few wrong turns on the way up.  I really had them lost (and me too!)

We planned all the food for the trip and left the next morning.  Our first stop was Cabelas in Reno, NV.....a outdoorsman's dream!

Lunch at Cabelas consisted of Bison wraps and buffalo burgers.  We told the boys we would follow them around and show genuine interest a whatever they wanted to try on or play with (this is more of an effort than it seems). After Cabelas we drove the to entrance of the park where we strapped on our snowshoes, threw on our packs, and began the 3 mile hike (all uphill might I add) to our cabin in the woods. Once the boys knew what we were doing, they were as giddy as little kids at Disneyland.  We knew this surprise would tap into their love language.

We arrived at the cabin just as the sun was setting.  We made sure to snap a few quick photos before we lost daylight.

The cabin was perfect. Small. Cozy. Warm.  It came stocked with wood and a wood burning stove.  Downstairs was a futon that turned into a bed, and upstairs in the loft was a queen bed.  We cooked up some dinner over the stove and spent the rest of the evening drinking wine and playing board games.  It was awesome!

The next morning we made breakfast and packed our bags for the hike out. Snow flurries dusted our heads as we hiked back.  The cabin in the woods was the perfect Valentine's adventure.