| January 14, 2002 1:03 am (Sarah's thoughts) Hello world! I'm updating at last....being winter break and all, I'm not sure how profound my thoughts will be...but here I go! I went snowboarding for the first time ever yesterday... I've never skiied or snowboarded before, so it was quite a new experience =) The people that told me that I would be really, really sore the next day were absolutely right... I woke up today and was like..."ouch!" I went with some friends that I know from when I did debate in high school (Hi Hielam and Olivia!! =) ) and it was sooo good to see them again! We had about 15 people total and almost all the girls had never snowboarded before either, so we took lessons together. The person giving the lesson was soo nice and helpful! Found out later that it was her first day teaching...I don't think she'll ever read this but in the tiny chance that she comes across it one day... Megan at Soda Springs....thank you!! After the lesson, we took a break to eat (snowboarding makes you hungry!) and then went back to the slopes (a.k.a.the tiny hill that we were practicing on..hee hee). Then very reluctanly, I went on the lift once and it took me forever to get down that mountain! Thankfully my very-snowboarding-experienced friend went with me and helped me sooo much. I would try and get up, finally get up (with some help of course...altho I did finally do it like once or twice! yay!) try to point my board diagonally, but to no avail...my snowboarding would always end up pointing straight down the mountain and I would go flying down at speeds that I have never gone before... then, I would fall on purpose.. I think I'm afraid of crashing into people or things much more than falling..in fact, I don't mind the falling so much when I can control when I fall...that's how I stop... =) As I was boarding straight down, my friend kept yelling "lean back on your heels!" (so that I would turn and slow down)...and I tried to listen to his advice, I really did...but I think my brain was just like..."i'm falling at superman-like speeds!! help!!" If you walk around with me for a while, you'll discover that even on normal ground, I'm the most uncoordinated person ever! So you can imagine what I'm like with two feet strapped to one board on slippery snow =) It was a really great time though =) ...Well worth the sore-ness....I'd like to go again sometime.... Mmm...and you know what else? The little kids there really amaze me... They whizzed by on their skiis and snowboards and I was like wow =) And the ones that were learning would fall, get up, fall, get up and keep on going...so much determination in their faces! And they were so cute!! Little gloves and little hats with dangly things on them on little tiny kids with big eyes and bright smiles =) Break has been really, really good...If it weren't for friends (I miss you guys!) I could stay on break forever.... I've played so much video games, flashlight wars, and scrabble (my little brother has diverse interests!) and just been able to see and hang out with people that I haven't seen in sooo long.... It's been wonderful..and I'm savoring it.... (when else will we ever get a whole month off again? ) Well, that's all for me for tonight...I hope whatever you're doing, you're doing well too =) Bye bye! |