Wall Art

I thought this might be a cool thing for our house up here in New England.  In case y'all don't know, my hubby is a ski rep for a ski company that's based up here and he spends the winter traveling amongst ski shops and ski resorts in NE (In between trying to teach me to ski and deer hunting).

I love that it's a little rustic and local...hubby is from Stowe and went to a ski academy where he skied all of the above.  Maybe it's a good idea for a Christmas gift.

I think I bit off more than I could chew....

That would be an understatement.

Yesterday started out as a perfectly wonderful Saturday.  I worked for a few hours (could have done without that though), then scooped up workout dog, got a burrito and made my way up to the Dartmouth Skiway.  I was all bundled up and looking very New Hampshire (think long socks over leggings and tennis  shoes).

The Lu and I got to the Skiway in time to get in a few runs on the hill (no falls...thank god!) and visit with ARR and Kirtie (who were working a fundraising event for Dartmouth Children's Hospital).  Eventually BT showed up on his bike and we all hung out for a little bit while Matty and I went for one more ski run.

Then things got a little stupid.  FYI, Matty, BT and I are training for a Marathon at the end of May.  Yesterday was supposed to be a 12 mile run. (12 miles is the key here)

So the three of us decided to run back to Hanover from the Skiway...which we figured could only be around 10 or 12 miles.  Off we started, with plenty of people telling us that it was a terrible idea etc. etc.

Long story short....we made it...2 hours later and at the expense of our patience and physical capability.  We were so exhausted mentally and physically....mostly because it turned out that the run was WAY longer than 10 miles (a bad thing when you exceed your longest run to date by 7 miles).

TRY 15 miles...not exactly what we were planning on, especially since we had no water and no "gu" aka food for when you're running.

By the time we got into Hanover (after we stopped running and had Kirtie come get us...oh, and by "us" i mean Matt and I...BT was way in front of us)...we were a pair of pathetic, exhausted idiots.  What the heck were we thinking.

We get back to the house and neither of us can move. Literally. I couldn't get off the couch for a good 30 minutes.

Bottom line: always check the mileage BEFORE you run.

Let's just say that this morning wasn't pretty. I am so stiff it's not even funny...I got out of bed and nearly screamed.....

Happy Sunday

xox

Sunday Ski...with Lindsay "Von" Teevens

Today I went skiing for the first time! I am marrying a former ski-racer and had never put on a ski boot in my life before today. The weather was beautiful and not too cold so Matt and I (mostly Matt) decided that today was the day for me to learn!

We went over to Mount Sunapee around 12:30 (about 25min away) and started there. We started off on the bunny slopes...mostly walking up and trying not to fall on the way down. Once I had mastered that (which, didn't take me too long...thank god, because I was skiing along with kids between the ages of 2-4) we started on another "more advanced" bunny hill that had a rope tow.

Matt then taught me, very patiently, how to maneuver around some cones that were spread out down the hill. I have to say, I was pretty proud of myself because I didn't fall once! Granted, I was skiing down with small children who are skiing between their parents legs, but bottom line: I didn't eat it and I didn't have a teary meltdown...unlike many small children on the hill...

After that we took a chair lift up to a trail...a real life trail! The chair lift was a little scary, but we met some nice people (who said they liked my boots!) and got off the lift with no problem. We also managed to get down the hill with no major falls (Sweet!).

Later we trekked over to the steeper side of the mountain and tried out two more trails. All I can say is that I am still in one piece, but took a few falls on the way down (one fall was a self-inflicted ass-over-tea-kettle fall after I realized I was on a one-way track to the woods), but all in all it was a fun time...and we are going again this week!

I also have to say that it was fantastic people watching, we saw a little bit of everything out there today...I even saw a man skiing in jeans...no lie...denim pants. (Which I learned are called "texas gortex"...I laughed so hard when I heard that, that I fell down again)...

Here is what I looked like earlier today...


and someday I hope to ski here: (NOT!)