Skiing!!! & Ornaments!!!

Oh, Gentle Readers, Friday was an amazing day! I still break into big smiles when I recall how I spent the morning.

We headed up to Waterville Valley early. I’d made my breakfast the night before, carefully planning out my points, as well as the protein level. (If you are interested I had a raisin bread peanut-butter and jelly sandwich, a banana and coffee.) With a thermos of coffee in hand, Hubby and I hit the road.

We arrived at Waterville and there were only a few cars in the parking lot. Could this really be true?

We headed into the lodge, got into our ski gear and got the first run up the mountain. There was almost no one there!!!

My kind of skiing!

The conditions were perfect for me. Well groomed, corduroy snow, with a nice firm surface. I felt so good. We chose trail after trail, and I found myself going down from top to bottom ( 1600 ft.) without stopping. We did 7 runs (11,200 ft.).

I did fall. Which made me say to Hubby, “Well, glad I got that out of the way!” and I dusted myself off and got up and skied the rest of the way.

I found out a few things along the way.

1.) It’s easier to ski when you are lighter.

2.) Yes, my arm does bend that far up when I fall on it.

3.) And my thumb does in fact go all the way to my wrist when pushed.

4.) I can ski from the tippy top of the mountain to the very bottom without dying.

and lastly,

5.) A hot bath is a great luxury after a good day of skiing.

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Several people wrote and asked about the ornaments that I have been putting up and placing around my house. So I made a short montage of a few of my favorite ones.

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