back from big bear. back into the sprawl. at least it's a pleasantly warm, slightly breezy and completely sunny sprawl.

drove up late friday nite to meet friends at the cabin. soon as i got there, we broke out the snacks and fired up 'tommy boy.' chilly out, snow on the ground, and i was with a bunch of my close friends at this huge cabin (thanks mike!) watching one of the best movies ever...

managed to get up saturday around 6:40am and be on the slopes at snow summit at 7... never seen a place with such good snow so empty! on my first 3-4 runs, i was the only person on the slopes... and for the next three hours, had some of the best boarding i've had in a long time.. i was ready to leave by 11:30, having been down the mountain more than 20 times. even got $12 towards my next ticket for leaving so early...

spent the rest of the weekend sitting and resting and reading and conversing and eating... just a nice break. and i was surprised, once again, by just how clean the air is up there. went to the traditional la montana's for dinner, and went to bed with a quiet fire toying in the fireplace saturday nite.

back into town on sunday afternoon, went to an APU UC concert (university choir i was in during my time at APU) in ventura and met with some good college friends afterwards for some food. and i was in college all over again. love that.

and i love it that i saw another friend of mine from high school during dinner that i hadn't seen in something like 6 years. which put me in high school all over again...

more experiences, more memories, and more things to be thankful for.