Winter goes on. Denis was in town Friday to drop Carrie off at her school, and spent the night with us on the way back. Went out for sushi, geeked out on board games. Today Michelle went back to school, so it’s just us empty nesters again for a while.
We finally got some good snow last week, and did our first ski trip of the season on Saturday. Woo-hoo! We went up to Catamount for afternoon/night skiing. Seth met us at the base of the mountain. Conditions were mostly good, but a little icy at times. After it got dark there was some fresh snowfall, which covered up most of the icy patches. But man, it was really cold. So cold I bought a bank-robber-style ski mask when we went in for a break. I was actually quite comfy after that and we ended up doing thirteen runs.
This is my second season on my new skis, and last year I wasn’t always confident on them compared to my old skis, and was still adjusting the way I skied on them. This time from the first run it felt great, and was able to carve and go flat out with alot of control, even over ice. In fact, I’d say they’re better skis than my old pair. Jeannie got a brand new pair of skis too this year. They’re Blizzards, very similar to mine, but in white. She’s liking her new skis alot too, and had a great night. And we’ve both been working out to get the strength up in our legs and knees, which seems to be paying off. Of course Michelle was whizzing right past us all after a few runs. Afterwards we went out to dinner with Seth and Cathy and Erin and her friend, which was very nice. Haven’t seen Erin in a long time, and now she’s graduating college this spring.
In other sporting news, the Bills’ super bowl hopes are dashed yet again. Still, it was a great game against KC, as is becoming tradition. The Bills played some excellent ball, and have really come together as a strong team. But some players out with injuries and a couple small mistakes was all it took. Kansas City didn’t give up any big plays, and was just a hair better overall, so in the end they won. Ah well, here’s looking forward to next year.