I wrote once about how skiing and I don’t get along. Or, as I like to say, how I skied on my face. And yet, I’m at it again, heading out of town this weekend to face potential disaster. Why, you might ask, am I doing something that I’ve had so little previous success in? Three reasons:
1) PiC is making me and I’m an excellent friend. She and her boyfriend had already rented the house and offered demanded that I and another friend join them. She’s pretty feisty, trust me; you wouldn’t want to cross her either.
2) There’s still a chance that we could possibly go tubing instead of skiing! Much less chance of injury. (Plus PiC told me I could bring my flask. Although, would that increase the risk of injury? Hmm.) I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
3) Regardless, even if we neither ski nor tube, it’s still a weekend away from the city, doing something different. (And by “different” I mean drinking with friends from home in the Poconos instead of with friends in DC. See? Two completely different things.)
If the snow gods are smiling, I’ll spend my weekend doing this:
And NOT come back like this:
I mean, the smile’s fine. The swollen eye, however, might be a pain in the ass, and really doesn’t go with the whole business casual look I sport during the week.
Wish me luck!
Ed. Note: The picture of the swollen eye is NOT me. Promise. But thanks for everyone’s concern!
Next year, I plan on going to a ski resort. The last time I went was in the 90s and in Canada.
I MISS it. Not necessarily for the skiing, but for the snow and the ski towns.
Yep.
I do love the snow and ski towns. And sipping on hot chocolate in the lodge – where I’m safe and warm.
Have fun, chica. I’m off the NC… which I THOUGHT would be warmer, but apparently they just got snow as well…
Snow in NC? Craziness. But have fun!
Good luck and have fun. And if you are up for taking advice: I suggest saving the drinking for after the slopes. It is too hard to pee with all those layers on and it really is not the safest plan.
Thanks! I do appreciate the advice – both the safety and the practicality of it.
I like how you don’t try to kid us or even yourself. It’s not about the snow or the skiing… its about the drinking. LOL.
And is that YOUR eye? What happened? Is there an old blog post that tells that story?
Fortunately, no, that’s not my eye. My accident wasn’t quite that bad. But the picture of it is here.
Yeah. I need to know more about how the whole eye thing went down. Because it looks like exactly why I’ve never skied.
The short story of the eye (not the one pictured, but an injury, nonetheless) is: skiing + not enough fake snow + LOTS of ice = one trip to the hospital with a mild concussion. Seriously, why am I doing this again?
Just skip the “ski” part and go right to the apre-ski. Fireplace, drinkipoos, pretty view, good friends. Nuff said.
You read my mind.
That black eye is disturbing.
The only saving grace is knowing that’s not you. You should clarify.
Done and done.
There’s something on your eye. No not that one. The other one.
Did I get it?
ooo be careful. tubing is the way to go
i associate skiing w/ sunny bono.