Going in, I wasn't too sure what to expect. Sarah is the ski expert in our family, and this would be my third time skiing--and first in the last two years. Plus we were going to stay with a family who has kids with basically built-in skis. My main source of comfort was Will, who had never skied before.
The slopes were gorgeous! We had a beautiful day to ski. My first few moments on the skis were less than flattering. Thankfully, I had some great teachers in Sarah, Adina, and Michelle. After some warm-ups on green circles, I moved onto blue squares...and eventually onto two black diamonds (note: I did not say double black diamonds...I did two separate runs on different, single-black diamond slopes). I was so proud of myself! Sarah said I looked far more comfortable on my skis than last time. Both Krista and Adina had strong visual memories of how I skied last time (picture the Hunchback of Notre Dame on skis), and I was much more relaxed this time.
Here's a picture of us on the top of Killington's slopes:
My friend Will and I played some NHL 2007 on Sunday morning while the rest of the crew went skiiing. It reminded me how long it's been since I played "real" video games (Wii not included). We had fun! A bit later, Sarah and I hiked along a snowmobile trail that kept us looking for snowmobilers along the path.
The rest of our time was spent playing bunches of games, eating, talking, eating, and giggling like middle schoolers during a sleep over (the six of us were in one room). A wonderful way to spend President's Day weekend!
