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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Divas' Ski Weekend!

The sassy and forever entertaining Ann Sullivan was my co-conspirator in taking care of that ski fix. In the a.m. I woke up to one of my favorite morning rituals: dressing in layers of ski gear, a stop off at Moes Bagels and Vic's Coffeehouse for ski grub, a 2-hour drive out of the front range and into the beautiful snowy mountains, mustering up energy to squeeze my large feet into the snug ski boots...celebrating with every micro-movement, throwing the skis over the shoulder and walking to catch the shuttle to the base of the mountain. Ah yeah! The ritual, in itself, is a beautiful waste of time. Being surrounded with like-minded, active, outdoorsy mountain freaks just adds to the beauty of the experience. Not to mention how amazing it feels to fly down the mountain.

We skied two days at Copper Mountain. Our friend, Christine, from Boulder county joined us for the overnight in Dillon and the second day of skiing. Good girlfriend fun all around...laughing as Ann got taken out (from the back end) twice, catching up on life, and revisiting past adventures.

Thanks Sully & Christine...for a lovely girls' weekend!

1 comment:

Mama Weimer said...

Yes, time with the girls is always fun. No competition just lots of gossip, giggling and down to earth conversation. Wooopeeee!!!!