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Technically speaking I guess I have already “learned to ski.” However, I would not necessarily be able to say “I am a skier” or feel confident going skiing with experienced skiers for a weekend trip…yet.

I have always wanted to learn how to ski (alpine and nordic). My family would take afternoon nordic trips until I was about 5. But as some of you may know NOTHING is fun in the winter when you can’t feel your toes, hands, arms, legs, nose etc. So with three children who did nothing but complain my parents stopped taking us out skiing so often, we became involved in other things and time moved on. But I always loved watching my parents and other nordic skiers float across the snow effortlessly, and watching skiers mount the magical chair lifts and turn sharply down the hill.

So here I am, christmas break meeting up with some friends I hadn’t seen in a while. We were at a movie and they were planning a ski trip for the next day. One of them turned to me and asked if I’d like to come. So sure enough the next day there I am learning everything. I felt like suck a helpless little child again while my friends taught me everything.

Things I didn’t know:
How to attach a ski pass
What to wear skiing in -30 weather (its more complicated than you’d think)
how to put on ski boots/how tight they should be
how to put on skis
how to get on a chair lift
tighten your helmet
oh yeah and actually ski

So the day went on, I had a little lesson with my friends. Took a discovery lesson with an instructor. And tried my hand at a few hills. Then I got too ambitious, I tried the square hill with my friends, hit some trees. But got back up still loving the feeling of skiing.

I came home and eagerly told my parents about it. Now three weeks later and I have my own set of used gear, and I’m taking lessons at a local hill.

So I’ve progressed quite a bit, and now I feel a little more confident on mid-sized hills. However I’m still only doing linked snow plow turns and I still want to get much more confident so that I can attempt any hill on the mountain.

Happy Skiing!

21-Helping at the soup kitchen and food bank
22-Laughing till it hurts
23-discovering something i’ve been missing
24-the smell of summer in the winter
25-Playing snap cup with friends(yes legally blonde!)
26-Canoeing
27-jumping off the dock
28-throwing leaves in the air and running through them
29-slip in slides
30-light fluffy snow

31-when my study carol is free
32-getting cards and letters
33-teaching little kids to swim
34-being silly with the kids
35-sunny days spent with friends
36-peanut butter dipped oreos
37-frisbee
38-knowing my room is clean
39-coming home to find a job already done
40-when my favourite song plays on the radio

11.Singing with the congregation
12.skating and hot chocolate
13.being wrapped in a huge hug
14.writing
15.talking with andy
16.running in the rain
17.talking all night with the girls at a sleepover
18. getting perfect on a test
19. growing flowers
20. smores