First Tracks!

So we finally had our first day snowboarding this year... Finally!!! One of the resorts opened early, and so I convinced Mike that there wouldn't be a better way to spend his day off. I had to get my TB test read that day, but I figured we could do it on the way to the hill. I was scared I'd have to wait a while for it, but no, the receptionist didn't even get off the phone, she just looked at it, signed off, and I left. Off we went. Mike had said it would take an hour and a half to two hours to get there, but we actually did it in just over an hour. It was a lot closer than he was expecting! That made me happy.

The hill was pretty pathetic in size, but I had been expecting that. They were making snow, which I was expecting as well. They also had a decent amount of natural snow, which pleasantly surprised me. It was sunny and cold, perfect for boarding. Since it was so early in the season, they only had one lift open, and two runs. It was enough, just to get a taste of what I've been missing. I rode my new board, and it handles really well. I felt comfortable on it immediately, which was awesome. I was even comfortable getting a bit of air here and there! Since Ontario doesn't have a lot of big mountain terrain, they have to make do with park and trick riding, so I'll be expanding my experience this year and learning how to be comfortable in the air as well as on the snow.

We rode for three and a half hours, but then had to quit as we had made plans for the night. Despite the fact that it was an Ontario mosquito bite of a hill, I really had a good time. I think I'd have a good time anywhere, so long as I could snowboard. It really felt good to be back out on the board. We even stopped off for our traditional dinner of breakfast food on the way home. There are a bunch of all day diners in Barrie, and Mike has promised to take me to all of them at some point! Blue mountain, where we have our seasons passes, is quite close to Barrie, but is not open yet. Soon though, they keep promising.

That evening we met up with everyone to watch an AHL hockey game - the Hamilton Bulldogs (farm team for the Montreal Canadiens) vs. the Toronto Marlies (farm team for, you guessed it, the Toronto Maple Leafs). Mike's friend Chris had gotten us all free tickets, and it was a good game. Hamilton won. One of Mike's friends was there who we haven't seen since last April at Telus, and it was nice to see him again. After the real game, some of the guys joined up with a high school team and played on the "pro" ice. Us girlfriends (and Mike and Jamie) were left to watch them, but we got bored and went to a pub back in Dundas instead. The guys met us there afterwards, and we eventually finished up and went home to sleep.

Mike worked yesterday and then headed up to his friend's birthday party in Barrie; he spent the night so I've had the house to myself for the whole weekend. I've told myself I'd be productive, but it didn't really happen yesterday, so I'll have to be productive today instead. We've finally figured out where our storage locker is, and gotten a key from the building super for the locker room, so all I have to do is buy a lock and fill it up with everything we don't need in the apartment. I suppose I'll vaccuum and do dishes too... Perhaps some laundry. Good thing I don't subscribe to "Sunday is a day of rest!"... It's "Sunday is a day of getting things done" around here!