New Year, New Experiences

The new year has been very exciting for me with lots of new experiences. It all started with a snow storm. December 19, 2009 blew a huge storm into Virginia which resulted in my flight home getting canceled.

Enter new experience #1. FiRsT cLaSs

So they re-scheduled my flight and I got to ride in First Class all the way home. And yes, this is what our seats looked like. There was at least 5 feet in between my chair and the chair in front of me, the seats reclined, I had a personal TV with lots of movie options. I was so tired and all I wanted to do was sleep, but I also didn't want to pass up the opportunity to experience First Class.

Experience # 2 RaQuEtBaLl

Raquetball was the next on the list of firsts. Aubrey and Jenni taught me how to play raquetball a couple of weeks ago and boy was it a blast. I've found a new game that I love!!! Here are some shots of us.

# 3 HaRp LeSsOnS

I wanted to learn how to play a new instrument last year and didn't get around to it. So this year I decided I better start off the new year with music lessons. I chose the HARP and am quite enjoying it thusfar. Here is a picture of the harp I am renting.

Experience # 4 SkIiNg

Let me just say, that thanks to Aubrey, the first month of the new year has been exciting. She told me she was coming out of retirement to help me learn both how to play raquetball and then to ski. Although I didn't grow up in Utah, I lived there during high school and college and I NEVER learned how to ski. Over MLK weekend I decided it was finally time to learn how to ski and thankfully a master class skiier lives under the same roof. Aubrey, Kate and I headed up to Liberty "Mountain" (more like hill) for my first skiing experience. I learned fairly quickly by mastering the bunny hill. The coolest part about the bunny hill was the Magic Carpet. I guess most places have ski tows, which I heard were slightly painful to hold onto, but Liberty had the Magic Carpet. It's an inclined conveyer that you ride up to the bunny hill. Our magical ride.

Throughout the day I progressed from the bunny hill, to a longer hill with a slight decline, to half-way up the mountain and then one time we went to the very top. That experience was rather nerve wracking and let's just say I barely made it down the mountain. Ok, I'm being a little dramatic, but I fell several times and my knees were aching by the time I got to the bottom of the hill. But overall it was a lot of fun.

And now for my favorite part about skiing....the ski lift!!