Idyllwild vacation

I've had this whole week off school (whoo, whoo!), and Sunday afternoon hubby and I headed up to Idyllwild for 3 nights.  We took our German Shepherd, Lady, with us.  This lodge is only one of four up there which allows dogs and she is so well behaved, we knew she wouldn't be a problem.  Also, I've only had her 2 months and I wasn't sure how she would be alone at home with Ripley.  So, we all piled into the X-Terra and went.  There were still yellow and orange leaves on the trees in town and it was delightful!  COLD for a change!  Brrrr!!!  There was frost on the cabins the first night.  Hubby bought firewood for the stone fireplace and we had a fire going the entire time (I know, I know...we're "flatlanders"...not used to the cold.)  Actually, hubby enjoys it.  He grew up in Pennsylvania, so he knows what cold is like.  I'm a native Southern Californian, so I get cold if it drops below 80 degrees!  We took our food with us and he BBQ'd all 3 nights.  I took Lady, our shepherd, for walks out into the areas around the cabin and she discovered squirrels!  She was quite interested in them.  This cabin has a LONG porch on the back, and she would quietly sit and watch them!  It was a great way to begin the week and we're off for turkey with the kids this afternoon.