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We returned, thankfully, home this evening after 5 days at our time-share in the mountains. LO invited a friend to go with her, and the friend's parents accompanied us for the weekend. DH's parents joined us on Easter Sunday, the friend's parents overlapped by just an hour, the inlaws left early yesterday, and we came home today.

The campus there offers an indoor pool, basketball, tennis, bike trails and bike rentals, an outdoor pool with waterslide in season, hiking, softball, putt-putt, and probably more but I cannot remember. We left with great expectations of an activity-filled 5 days. We knew it would be cold but did not realize just how cold.

LO and her friend made friends with a girl whose grandmother works at the place, so she had "wheels," the unlimited use of a golf-cart. She ably piloted it about the campus, up the mountain, and who knows where else. She's a good girl, respectful, and a careful driver. She shared 3 meals with us and was a sweet friend to the girls. Sunday was her last day there. The girls missed her, and the wheels, terribly, yesterday.

It was too cold for much outdoor fun, but we did get in a little swimming, a putt-putt game, a little soccer, and the annual ping pong championship. Surprise, DH won. (Again.)

Saw a few good films. If you haven't seen, 'Pursuit of HappYness,' we highly recommend it, but we guess we were the last ones on earth who had not seen it. I plan to read the book.

We cooked lots of good meals. Our little friend's mom helped tons in the kitchen and we worked so well together.

It was good to get away. We rested, laughed with friends, and saw DH's parents for the first time in forever.

My DMIL is the Cook of the Earth and brought a chocolate cake to die for. When we got the car packed up today, everything fit -- except the rest of the cake. No problem. I assembled DH, the 2 girls and myself in a circle around the cake. Each had a spoon and we had the ceremonial Downing of the Cake.

Perfect.