lauren elledge: northern California

For our last day in California, we went to beautiful Lake Tahoe! I've been to Tahoe a few times, but always in the summer. It was my first time visiting in the winter and it was really pretty!

It was a lot less crowded than it is in the summer and a different kind of pretty with the snow everywhere. We went to Emerald Bay and hiked down to the lake. We've done this hike before and it's a clear path of switchbacks down to the lake. But this time the path was all snow. It was pretty packed down in most parts so it wasn't too hard.

After driving around and stoping every now and then to take in the views, we headed to Donner Lake.

Renee & Dan had snow shoes that they let us borrow and we really wanted to use them. So we were looking for a place that had enough snow.

We only saw 3 other people during this hike so we really felt like we had the lake to ourselves. It was really gorgeous!

^ Kenneth's love note for me haha

All in all, a beautiful day in Northern California! It was nice to have a little date with Kenneth in the gorgeous mountains! This day was definitely a highlight from the trip!

Until next time, California!

xo, Lo

Back in February we went to Northern California for my Father-in-Law's wedding! It was fun to see family and play in the snow! When we landed at the airport, my brother-in-law James was posting on Instagram about how much it was snowing and I was freaking out! You guys know by now that I swear I have a snow curse and I was so sad that I was missing it by a few hours. Luckily, when we pulled up there was still a little snow left so I counted it as a win. But then it ended up snowing a day later, and it snowed SO much!!

My sister-in-law, Renee, lives up in the mountains and they have a lot of land so it was fun to walk around their property and enjoy the beautiful snow.

^ Of course we had to stop at In-N-Out with Jesse & Lydia when we first arrived in California :)

^ I always love spending time with their dog, Foxy. I miss Harley so much when we leave so it's nice to have another dog around.

We spent Friday and Saturday getting ready for the wedding!

Having your father-in-law get remarried is filled with a lot of emotions for everyone. But Cathy (his new wife) is so wonderful and sweet! She has been such a great addition to the family!