An Awsome Day

I squeezed in two hours of work before Jeremy got up to face the day. Then we went up skiing... it was pretty amazing. I know everyone else likes the powder, but today was perfect conditions for me (good snow, but recently groomed so I didn't have to wade through 2.5+ feet of fresh snow). Then we went into Montrose with Rex to pick up some groceries and such before heading to the hot springs to relax. Lovely!

SNOW DAY!

For the first time in nearly a decade Telluride Public Schools has called a snow day! Should I try to get the work that I failed to finish over break done or play??? Hmmmmmmm...

"Epic Snow Conditions"

"Epic Snow Conditions" ... according to the Telluride Ski Resort Website, which is reporting 24" of snow since Saturday morning. We're supposed to get another 1-2 feet by tomorrow evening, so I will be literally shoveling out my car in the morning once again. As for the skiing, yes it must have been great for those skiers who are good enough to somehow ski on top of the powder. I am NOT one of those people. I made it about 2.5 hours today before succumbed to my depressed state at not being able to ski. It is just about impossible for me to turn when I'm sunk in the snow up to my thighs!

We're back to school tomorrow and in for a long haul, with spring break exactly three months away (April 7th I believe). We'll get one short break for President's Day weekend, but that's it.

I've added some more pictures below of Christmas in Omaha. These were on Jeremy's camera, and I'd forgotten about them until just this weekend. Enjoy and here's to a wonderful 2008!

A Few Christmas Pictures

Frank says, "Hey...now just why did you disturb me?"



Jeremy is very happy playing Super Mario Galaxy on the Wii.



The newewst member of the family.




Some other very content family members in a fabulous looking basement.

Over the mountains and through the air to mama's house we go...

No new pictures yet... but just imagine 3.5 feet of snow in the last two weeks, negative temperatures, and completely blue skies.

We've been skiing as often as possible, although we took today off to catch up on life in general. Got some work done, organized my filing system, made some Gram Hasty oatmeal raisin cookies (the high altitude variation ofcourse), etc. It was a pretty relaxing day all in all.

I can't wait to see Jen and my parents next weekend! Much more to report then, I'm sure.

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

We Finally Got to Ski!!!!

With not an inch of snow on the ground on Thanksgiving Day, the skiing prospects were a bit depressing. But when we woke up the next day, there were already a few inches on the ground. It continued to snow through the afternoon and evening. We ended up with about a foot! For the last week it's been cold enough to blow even more snow, and the resort officially opened on Wednesday, with only one run open.

With a scheduled 2.5 feet of snow for this weekend, our spirits were high as we dreamt of powder conditions for today (our first day to ski). Unforunately, it rained most of the night and didn't turn to snow until sometime between 5 and 9 am this morning. Luckily, it's been snowing steadily since then. We went up for just a few hours, and it was so much fun! My worst fears of forgetting how to even stand on skis were proven wrong.