Baby, it's Cold Outside

After shoveling the driveway multiple times and the rooftop once, I thought I was pretty much done with snow as an activity.  Especially since I was using a "push" shovel on the driveway which is not meant for shoveling at all but just to push it out of the way.  Why we have this pathetic 'shovel' is beyond my comprehension and made the driveway seem 10 miles long!  Grrr. Now that I am done complaining about the snow, I would like to celebrate it because it means...SNOWBOARDING and SKIIING!!!

<<Getting ready for the great outdoors with my yarn-mohawk-hat, ironic Jersey Shore sweatshirt, and my Lime Green coat.  Yes, Lime Green should always be capitalized.>>

<<Apparently one should never comment on the depressed looks of the rental guy or he'll give you a board like this!>>

<<Yes, this is indeed what I had to look at the whole day.  We named him Linguardo.>>

<<My sister Caitlin was up from Binghamton because she participates in a program called 'Arise' that helps people with disabilities learn to skii.  The group was very welcoming and the kids/adults really seemed to enjoy themselves>>

<<It was Sarah's first time on the slopes! Lots of fun riiiight? >>

<<Despite being a seasoned snowboarder, I managed to fall off the lift when it came to pick up me, Caitlin and Sarah.  So then when I stood back up I missed the next chair with 2 cute boys aaaand then I finally got a chair because they stopped the whole lift just for me.  It was really very graceful.>>

<<*sniff sniff* riding up without me>>

<<Spent the whole day on the slopes, see? It's night time!>>

The conditions were fantastic and I met so many interesting, new people on the lift including a law student from SU, a lady who does heart ultrasounds, and a man who had lost his children somewhere.  I'm not sure if you're supposed to interview the person you ride up the lift with but I like to do it anyways.  Sarah kept up a good spirit even though the process of falling and getting back up can be frustrating as a day-long endeavor.  You get 'em girl!  As for me, I kept it awkwardly suave as always.

*Snowflakes and Bruises*

Megan