Yesterday I had a totally Tahoe day… After my ride on the Flume Trail, I headed to the beach! And I even got in the lake, for the first time since 1990 when my family came here on vacation. It was cold, just like I remembered it.
I actually really wanted to nap on the beach, but I couldn’t. For one thing it was pretty hot, but the bigger factor was the pack of 7 year old girls playing nearby, one of whom had a dad who kept yelling at her that she was a total brat and a mean, unsupportive big sister (I witnessed evidence of neither but what do I know). The kids were all over the place with games and races and sand getting tossed right by my head. Then they decided to “play puppies” - for this reason, I did not relocate down the beach to a quieter spot. I had never heard of this game “puppies” and I was curious.
You get a bunch of beach chairs and your beach towels and you construct a “cage” and you get inside on your hands and knees. This is “playing puppies”. I am still unsure as to what part of this is fun, but then, I am not 7, and I have a real live pet at home I get to play with and bother.
Anyhow, after my very Tahoe day, I am wrecked! So tired! But it was worth it. Funny how, after living here for 10 months and being kind of down on the place, I am suddenly finding that there are actually fun things to do here. And at the same time, my local-friend count has octupled in the last 2 weeks. Instead of one friend, I now have eight! Craziness! So yeah, I kind of like it here.
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8 friends, wow? socialite… and a tease.
Wow! I want to hear all about it. When you called yesterday we were going through a bad cell zone. I want details on the fun! I was hoping someday you’d see some of the wonders of the Tahoe area. I’ve always loved it and it’s one of my most fav places. I can’t wait to come visit.
8 friends!!! whoa
“kitties” is another game they play at that age. it’s pretty similar. but usually there’s a mom and a dad kitty and kitties who are bad and so forth.
flume trail is so great! mr toads wild ride is another fun one if you haven’t done it yet.
Why can’t adults play Puppies? that sounds like fun.
WELL, i do have this “anonymous” friend who played puppies as a child but it was “all his sister’s idea”. perhaps he might have grown up thinking that playing puppies was really fun. hmm.