skiing

Åskaken



today was my last day in siljansnäs; the thermometer read -24C so we thought it'd be a good chance to go skiing ;)

many people say that once it's past -15C it's almost too cold to go outside; this can be true... but i wanted to go skiing before i left...

so my morbror Håkan, his wife, my 79 year old mormor and i went out on a "liten utflykt". we packed sandwiches, coffee, hot chocolate, and candy in a backpack, put our skis in a thule rack and sped away on an adventure.

it was almost tooo cold to take pictures - as soon as you took your mitten off to take a picture, your fingers almost hurt from the cold.

however, for your viewing pleasure are a few pictures from our little adventure.


cecilia . mormor . sara

our "fika stund" by the frozen lake


sara . cecilia . mormor

i must say, it was awesome to go skiing with my 79 year old mormor (grandma). she is fabulous. more on her some other post. she turns 80 this year and hopefully i'll be able to do something special for her 80th birthday.


mormor . cecilia . håkan

racing to the end


sara

trying to cross-country ski down a small hill...



here's a picture of my mormor



i am soooo proud of her!! it was -24C (which makes it -11.2 F) and she went out skiing with us.
it was such a fabulous memory and it was wonderful to spend my last full day in siljansnäs skiing with my mormor. :)

Happy New Year 2006!

Gott Nytt År 2006!

Hopefully the new year finds everyone doing well.

My new year has been wonderful! My mom, dad, brother Phil and I went to Sunday River to enjoy a few days of skiing and snowboarding. It was great to be able to be outside, in the snow, skiing/boarding down the mountain. We met up with some family friends from "the old neighborhood" which made for good times on the mountain.
The bed & breakfast we stayed at, Victoria Inn, turned out to be a "bad egg"... hahaha - check out the link, looks are deceiving, I will say no more! All worked out, the skiing was great for December, the people we hung out with were fun... what more could you ask for? (Besides a luxury mountainside house...)
The first day on the slopes was great. The prediction for rain turned out to be nothing more than that... it was a beautiful day, no lines, and lots of skiing.
The second day, New Year's Eve, was even more fun. Excited to snowboard instead of ski, I jumped out of bed in the morning and hurried to get dressed. After breakfast we headed to the mountain. The whole day was great, and snowboarding was a great diversion from skiing.



Unfortunately, tragedy reigned. My mom was run over by a snowmobile. Well, I was in the ski shop checking out new boots - 10 years after my last pair, it's time, while my mom was being plowed over by the snowmobile. Luckily for me, I found a sweet pair in my favorite color.


What? You want to know about the snowmobile accident?! My mom is the best! She took it all in stride, but her BRAND NEW BOOTS were broken and her BRAND NEW SKIS had a crack. Bummer. End of story.
No, just kidding. Sunday River was AWESOME in handling the situation. They were real kind and my mom ended up with new boots and her skis fixed (the crack wasn't bad). To ensure that we would ski Sunday River once again, they gave us 8 complimentary lift tickets! :) Talk about customer service. Now the standard is set if someone else is run over by a snowmobile.
Honestly, I don't mean to take this lightly. My mom is ok and there were no major injuries despite the fact the 2 men had to physically LIFT the snowmobile off of my mom. All's well, ends well... ;)
New Year's Eve we went to a great Japanese/Korean restaurant on Main Street in Bethel, Maine. A whole group of us went and ate till we could eat no more, the good thing about Japanese and Korean food, unlike Chinese food, is that you don't feel uncomfortable after eating it. You feel satisified, with a feeling that what you ate was healthy, which it is.
New Year's Day.
Cruising the mountain in my skis and NEW boots I felt great. We had lots of people to ski with and challengingly, wonderful, fast runs! The end of the day came too quickly.
All in all, a wonderful weekend and a great new year.











New Year Resolution
Ski more
Snowboard more

Christmas

"Some days you gotta dance!"

Well, Christmas has come and gone... it's funny, I read the comics the other day and found one of the jokes to be funny and interesting... "It's funny how Christmas is so close, and then all of a sudden it is a year away."

A few unexpected events happened this Christmas, however, life is full of unexpected events...

There really is not a whole lot to write. I am somewhat at a loss for words, but I wanted to post something.

This weekend I am going skiing which I have been looking forward to since before most people started their Christmas shopping. One of my favorite places to ski in the East is Sunday River and I am so excited to hit the slopes. The feeling of skiing ALL day, and then collapsing on the couch watching a funny movie until you fall asleep is awesome! I LOVE the feeling of skiing off the lift at the top of the mountain only to race down to the bottom and do it again, and again, and again, and again until the mountain closes.

Hopefully everyone reading this blog has had a relaxxing and fun Christmas weekend. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2006!!!

Julen har redan gått... igår läste jag "the comics" och en "joke" tyckte jag var särskilt roligt och intressant. "Det är roligt hur julen är så nära, och sedan det är ett helt år iväg."

Några oväntad händelse hände under julen i år, men livet är fullt upp med oväntad händelse... Det var en minne som jag aldrig glömmer och tänkte på i år, julen 2003 i Sverige - ett särskilt par pyjamas given till mig av mormor och morfar, och jakt att hitta ett par ny pyjamas för den given till mig hade ett stort hål i (min mormor var ledsen om detta) :)

Några grejor glömmor man aldrig!

Jag har inte mycket att skriva. Det finns brist på ordorna, men jag ville skriva någonting, för att jag har inte skrivat under en hel månad.

I helgen ska jag åka skidor och det har jag sett fram emot sen innan de fleste människor började deras julshopping. En av mina favorit ställen att åka skidor på Östkusten är Sunday River och vi ska dit. Oj va kul det blir! Det är härligt att "bara åk" nedför backen. Det känsla att åka (skidor eller bräda) hela dagen och sedan falla ihop på soffan framför en rolig film tills man nästan somnar = HÄRLIGT!! Jag älskar det känsla när man når toppen av berget med skidliften bara för att åka hårt till botten och göra det om och om och om och om igen tills backen stängar.

Hoppas att alla som läsa bloggen hade en roligt och avslappning julhelg. God Jul och Gott Nytt År 2006!!! :)

Hockey

My last post was a tribute to hockey. Last night was another game and it was intense! The game is such an amazing sport. It is such a rush to be out on the ice. However, I do have a complaint. Last night I scored a goal which would give us a 1 point lead. Yay! The ref saw things differently from his point of view. He didn't agree with the goal. He said he blew his whistle before my stick hit the puck. Well, after that, the other team came back and scored with 1 minute and 30 seconds left. My shift was over and I was not happy. They had a 1 point lead and we had 1 and a half minutes to tie the game. My coach saw the intensity on my face and sent me out to use the intensity to our team's advantage for the last 48 seconds. My team had a chance to score, but we missed. The puck was smacked to the middle of the ice. I was against the defender and I was ON the puck. The defender shoved me into the boards, but I wouldn't give. Since I am new to the sport, I didn't realize she shoved me into the boards to waste time. She knew I was a young player and would use my ferocity to combat the boards - with the boards winning. The bell rang and the game was over. Not quite as satisfying as games in the past, however the ache in my shoulder is testimony to the ferocity with which I played in the last couple of minutes. Tuesday- back on the ice to get some practice and learn a few pointers. Next post won't be about hockey, unless I am inspired again. :)

On another note, I went to the Ski and Snowsports Expo and I got psyched for the ski season which is pretty much here. :) I can't wait to buckle my boots, and snap into my skis and cruise down the slopes. Hopefully I can also have time to hit the slopes on my board a few times as well. :)