Wednesday, January 02, 2008 ' 9:02 AM Y
& your soul is all i ever wanted
Happy New Year 2008!!
Yes yes I know I have not blogged for about 2 weeks... sorry!
What happened in 2 weeks? Took my exams, did not nearly die as expected, then packed my bags and flew to North Carolina on the 19th of December.
Had Xmas dinner with the Rosentreters on the 20th and received lots of goodies! Thank you for the presents! Since Max hadn't eaten a turkey dinner for a very long time, we had turkey, gravy (made by Eric), cranberry jelly, sweet potatoes, stuffed apples, stir fried spinach and chocolate mousse cake with ice cream for dessert. IT WAS AMAZING.
Didn't do much for the next few days.
on the 25th morning, we set out for Colorado, Denver! Reached the airport at about 8pm, then went to get a car. boy was it cold! We arrived in the town of Leadville (elevation 10,200 ft) at around midnight and WE WERE TIRED and hungry. So the nice guy at the counter supplied us with some leftover Christmas sweets. yum.
26 December
Got up went to breakfast and then over to the ski rental shop! OMG our skis were HEAVY! the boots are huge and heavy too. so we got those and ski poles and headed to Cooper Mountain. Nana and I had a lesson with an old guy named Jim, and he was very nice! Learnt some stuff for 2 hours, then a cup of VERY VERY sweet hot chocolate! It was a nice sunny day and no one was feeling cold at all. We had dinner at an American place just opposite our hotel (the Delaware hotel).
27 December
Another day! Much colder and no sun. Tried going down an actual slope, the Molly Mayfield and took us 2 hours to get down. Fell down spectacularly many times. Hit my head once, even. And the snow was COLD!!! (of course) but thank you to all the kind people who asked me if I was ok every time I fell down! We had dinner at a Mexican place called The Grill. It was a "block and a half" from the hotel (sure felt like a lot more) and it was COLD!!!
28 December
Apparently I twisted my ankle during one of my falls because it was sore and would not support my weight. So I didn't ski, and we went to Copper Mountain, another ski place that is HUGE. I just sat in a building and tried to stay warm. Went back to the American place, they brew their own root beer there and it is amazing!
29 December
Got diarrhea last night that continued to the morning. So I stayed in the hotel and ate medicine and slept.My stomach was empty and growling by the time everyone got back. We ordered pizza and I ate ONE slice and it was good!! But didn't dare to eat anymore, but luckily, nothing else came out.
30 December
Last day of skiing! will continue next time!
kchan
