Domestic Violence..

I'm not sure what brought this to mind, other than to say that's just how things go for me. When I lay in the bed and try to go to sleep, so many things just pop into my mind.

Judy and I went to Cancun for vacation several years ago. We stayed at a huge resort with tons of stuff to do. One of the activities we did was to rent a few Yamaha WaveRunners. They were pretty nice and fairly fast. We started out from the beach and didn't get far before we started to play and have fun. Without warning, Judy was coming straight at me and her WaveRunner rammed me in the side. The worst part of the this is that the bottom of the WaveRunner is curved, so it rose up out of the water and hit me in the side of the ribs. It knocked the breath out of me and I thought for sure our vacation was over. After a few minutes of purposeful breathing, I was able to mostly recover. She said it was my fault.

I've moved past it now (and did then, too). I just thought it was funny for this to pop up in my head and wanted to share the funny story.

Ouch.

Day 5 - Sunday, January 14
Jeremy (Chris' brother) and I (Judy) went skiing today at Eldora mountain. Jeremy went snowboarding while I stuck to the traditional skis. I was a little hesitant because it's been over 10 years since I skied last. But, to my surprise, it was easy to pick up again. After 10 or so runs on the green slopes, I told Jeremy I wanted to try the black diamond slopes. I used to be good at it, so why not try it again? We hopped on a 20 minute lift ride that took us to the very top of Eldora mountain (10,000 ft). It was a beautiful view at the peak of the mountain. The slopes didn't look too bad, but I figured I should warm up first by going down a blue slope. It started off easy enough, but all of a sudden it seemed to turn in to a 90 degree drop. This was not how I remembered blue slopes being. I couldn't slow down and I was thinking it was only a matter of seconds before I wiped out. Before I could finish that thought I realized I was tumbling down the mountain. When I finally stopped, I looked back up the mountain to see 1 of my skis, 1 of my poles laying about 100 feet above me, and some very nice people skiing to my aid. That was enough to scare me out of trying a black diamond slope. Except for a few bruises and a bit of a scare, it was overall a fun day. Although, I doubt I'll be skiing again anytime soon.

While we were skiing, Chris, the kids, and his parents went out to Boulder for some shopping. They bought a inner tube to try sledding on. We can't wait to try that tomorrow!

And the fun continues...

Day 4 - Saturday, January 13
Chris and I were beginning to have Chick-fil-a withdraw. So, we got up early and drove about an hour away to the nearest Chick-fil-a for breakfast. After feeling refreshed, we came back to the cabin for some fun sledding. The snow was falling beautifully today and it warmed up quite a bit, so it was a great day of play outside. Micah was all about doing the sled by himself. He had a blast. Katie enjoyed being pulled around on her little sled as well. And, well, let's just say everyone else had just as much fun sliding down the hills.