Coming Home on a Day Off

Today was a day off work for me. We homeschool Hudi, and Zeb had a day off college, so we decided to use the reciprocal we got with our Swain season pass to go to Holiday Valley.

It was a beautiful day. Hardly a cloud in the sky and 34 degrees when we left (we were sweating like crazy after getting used to sub-zero temps for so long). What did I discover?

There is definitely nothing like a day out with family.
Our family doesn’t feel whole without CJ, although we know he is really enjoying his time as a ski instructor at Deer Valley in Utah.
My men love to go fast and jump and turn.
I do not do so well in slush and ice, and I have a sore shoulder to prove it.
No sore shoulder can take away the joy of a perfect day.

There are some video clips of my guys at the end of this post.

I also tapped into some of my Photo 101 experience to grab some nature photos:

Lines and shadows. Even the trees seem to be reaching out to have some fun on the slopes.

Water dripping off the lodge gutter (if you look really close). Also big vs small. Depth. Love the skier in the background contrasted with the racks in front of me.

But while I learned these things, and they are all super true, I think we all learned that there is no place like our home ski slope with our buds. So we packed our gear and headed off for chicken wing night with our friends at our favorite home slope, Swain Resort. This is why we love it so much: