I DID it!!!

I finally got the chance to learn to snowboard yesterday. Ron, Melanie and I hit the mountain ("hit" was literal in my case) all day. It was a blast! Ron is a natural so he went off to do his own thing while Melanie and I took lessons. Melanie had taken them last year, but wanted a refresher. It was nice to have someone to fall with. Although, this was her third time so she started picking it up toward the end of the day. She made it all the way down the slope twice!

At first I didn't think I'd like it, me being someone who isn't much of a risk taker, doesn't know how to skateboard and is pretty damn terrified of speeding down hills. However, I am so glad that I gave it a try. Even though I spent most of the day on my knees or my ass, I have to admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Especially when I started getting the hang of it. I actually coasted down the bunny slope for longer than 2 seconds! More than once!! I'm sure it will be even better when I get boots that fit and bindings that stay tight. I had to rent boots...ew. I really need to buy some for our trip to Big Bear in a few weeks.

Ah, but going down that hill...there really is nothing like it. It felt like...like...



FREEeeeeedooooommm!!!!

But it was more like...



FUMP!!

Oh well, I'm still very proud of myself for not being afraid and going for it. It's an experience, a day, that I will never forget. For now, my body won't let me forget. I am SO SORE. My forearms, my inner and outer thighs, my shins, my calves, my knees, my shoulders and MY ASS!!! It's like, what the fuck is all this jogging doing for me? I'm obviously missing a lot of muscles during my workouts!

Well, it's the end of the day at work. I had a lot to do since I was the only one here all day. My boss was supposed to be in, but he had an emergency at home. The shipping lady was supposed to be here today but she never showed up. I know she had something to do in the morning and was going to be a little late, but I didn't know she was going to take the whole day off. Whatever, I made it through the day and now Ron is coming to pick me up. He doesn't have class tonight...Yaaayayaya!!!!! My car is in the shop again and needs about $1500 worth of work...booooohhh!!!! But it's my fault, I haven't taken very good care of her during the past couple of years. She's overdue for a lot of maintenance.

That's it for now. I'm off to see the wizard. Later!