Finally.

I'm back on the mountain. Basically back in Heaven. Jake and I went to Alta, and we were two of very few people at the resort. We hadn't been there forever so we decided to try it...and because it was the only good one that's open. I'm glad we did because there was SO much powder from the wonderful snowfall last night! (Thank you.) Of course it was cold...but we were prepared for much worse thanks to weather.com.

I think Jake's going to pass me up soon; he's becoming a really good skiier. I try to go for technique, but he's all about the speed. (Thus the helmet...I should probably get one.) He was looking like a pro today, however. I was proud. He even ditched his friends to go skiing with his old sister. I think the best part though was getting to talk to him in the truck, and let me tell you, this kid knows what he wants in a wife! Yes, I did make him talk about girls. There's always ups and downs of being the oldest child, but today proved to me that there's definitely more pros than cons.

Today's goal was giving a huge warm welcome to ski season 2012. It was most definitely accomplished.