Taking a break (and, luckily, not a break) during break

Ahhh...now that's a catchy title.  Andy and I have been spending a majority of our spring break getting the house ready to put on the market (it goes on this weekend) that we decided we needed a day to go out and play.  So, we headed down to Alyeska for a gorgeous (I mean gorgeous) day of skiing.  It was so clear that we could see for miles and miles.  That doesn't happen too often up here.  We skiied for a good 2 hours before we needed to refuel our bodies with some delicious lunch at the Sitzmark.  After that, it was back on the slopes.  This is where "and, luckily, not a break" comes in.  We were skiing down an area called Trapline and I got going a bit too fast.  (I was trying to keep up with Andy but I now know that that will probably never happen.)  I ended up off the groomed trail and that's when it happened.  I remember thinking, "I'm going to crash.  I wonder if I will break a leg or hurt me knee.  Will the ski patrol have to come and get me?"  Anyways, crash is exactly what I did.  In Andy's words I had a yard sale, meaning one of my skiis, my goggles, and my hat were not attached to my body.  They were up the mountain a ways.  I flipped, rolled over and, I think, did a few somersaults.  I did not break any bones or hurt my knees.  I did not have to have ski patrol come and rescue me. Right now, I'm nursing a pretty sore neck but things could have been a lot worse.      

March Madness

Well, where do I begin?  It's been a really long time since I've updated the blog, that's for sure. With school, getting the house ready to put on the market, getting application packets ready, and wedding planning, I guess it's safe to say that time is going way too fast.  Now, on to the fun stuff!

Before the temperature got into the upper 30's and everything turned to ice, we got out snowshoeing and skiing quite a bit.  We had some beautiful blue-bird days and, oh, did that sunshine ever feel good!!  


The Iditarod started last weekend.  We always go downtown and watch the ceremonial start.  What a rush those mushers must feel as they embark on their 1,000+ mile journey to Nome.  We always seem to meet some really nice people, too.  Some people even come up from the Lower 48 for the event.


It's kind of hard to see him but Lance Mackey is the one in the white bib. He won the Iditarod last year.

School is going pretty well.  We are at the end of 3rd quarter, meaning there's only 9 more weeks of school left!!!!  Andy and I work with some really wonderful people.  It will be sad to say good-bye.  I'm really excited that some of my girlfriends will be making the trip to Utah for the wedding, though.  We'll have such a good time!