I DID IT!

And I'm still alive to tell you about it. That's the real treat!

Today, I learned to snowboard all over. You know that landfill-turned-ski-hill I learned on? Yeah, this was a whole different beast. Luckily, the snow here was much, much softer so the tremendous face-plants I did were border-line fun!

It was a gorgeous day on the mountain. Light snow, great temperature, and not really any wind. It was, however, foggy, so for those of us who had no idea where the heck we were going - as we try to guess which is the "blue" run and which is the black diamond that apparently run right next to each other, but I digress - that was the challenge.

So my bum is a little sore, my knees don't like me very much, and I did a little chiropractic work to my neck on one of my spills. But then I remember that moment when we were at the top of the mountain and in the distance the sun broke through the clouds and lit up the surrounding mountains. All I can say is that it was absolutely breath-taking. If for no other reason, that minute the sun was lighting up the landscape made the whole day worth it.

Now, where is that ice pack???