I have some good friends visiting from Austin this weekend! They came in yesterday and we took the Theo chocolate tour. We had way too much chocolate (if there is such a thing) and got to wear these super fashionable hairnets. I’ll be sharing more after the weekend but right now I’m off to show then the city!
The other weekend we got invited to go to a ski/snowboard resort about 2 hours out of the city with some friends of ours. Like I mentioned in a previous post I’m not much of a thrill seeker so downhill isn’t my thang. At first Walker said he’d go snowshoeing with me but he really wanted to snowboard so who was I to hold him back.
I made the decision to go along and read my book, knit, people watch. This always sounds so much more glamorous than it is. The reality is that I was surrounded by skiers and snowboarders and their entire families coming and going and making a lot of noise and commotion. It was hard to find a place to relax let alone sit. It seemed it would be a long day just an hour in but I somehow managed to stay occupied for most of the day. It was nice that the book I brought was set in Alaska and it was snowing big beautiful flakes out and cold. I took a turn reading outside and setting the mood for the book.
My final destination was one of the restaurant/bars with a great view of the people coming off of various trails and I started to notice all of the colors. Everyone has such vivid snow clothes and it looked even more obvious against the bright, white snow. I had a good time capturing different colorful photos. And of course I got a few of Walker getting ready to slide down a hill. The day wasn’t a total bust and once Walker joined me at least I had a bit of company. Plus seeing all the snow was fun and we played car games on the way home.
Last week I was invited to go cross country skiing with my neighbor friend and a friend of hers. I have been itching to see some snow and cross country skiing is much for my speed. If you know me at all you know I’m not super adventurous especially when it comes to risking my life so downhill winter sports aren’t really my thang.
We got all of our equipment rented and headed about an hour outside the city. It’s so cool that you can drive a little ways away and bam it’s winter and you’re in the snow! It’s kind of awesome. The sun was shining and the snow was beautiful and I was with good company.
We skied a little ways down the trail chatting and looking around at all the snow and the beautiful lake we were skiing along side. After maybe an hour or so we stopped to have lunch and turned back around. Then we headed back home and said bye to the snow.
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