Snow Day!

Mike's alarm goes off at 4:00 and after looking out the window, he climbs back into bed.  "No snow day for me" I think.  So when the phone rings around 5:00 it was totally unexpected. and comical.

"Ring Ring" says the phone.

I sit up, knowing this is the best news ever {it really never gets old}.  The phone is on Mike's side of the bed, and past prescient tells me he is not answering it. {"I still have to go to work; you get the phone."}

I try reaching for the phone, half crawling over Mike.  Meanwhile he's annoyed and not really getting out of my way.  Finally he grabs the handset and attempts to hand it to me...clonking me in the head in the process.  I don't really mind because "Madison Infinite Campus Messenger" is about to tell me that "All Madison Local Schools are closed today, Wednesday, January 13 do to extreme weather conditions."

And back to bed I go; thinking about reading my book all day long...staying in my jammies and drinking coffee and watching MASH on TV with JB.

I get up around 7:30 ish and begin my lazy day.  Then I get a text from Dodd, "Ski Day?"

OH YES.

After a lot of texting and preparing {I seriously had RUST on my skis}, Kelly, Dodd & I head out to New York.  It takes a little longer to get there because the roads really aren't great, but we make it.  Yesterday ranks up there as one of the best ski days ever...even if it was Peek & Peak.  NO CROWD and LOTS OF POWDER.  Such a fun day making our own tracks & playing stupid games {Who can make it the farthest UP the hill? ~ Kelly.  Who can ride with two people on one pair of skis? ~ we all could, but Kelly & Dodd went down a steeper hill than I was prepared to do.  Who falls down the most? ~ Dodd.  Who can slip and fall on a banana peel while skiing? ~ no one, but there was a banana peel, beer can and a cherry lollipop resting on the run under the ski lift.  Who falls for Dodd's really bad pick up lines?  ~ no one, because we are smarter than that.}

We MADE it! (only a few detours)

Pre ski selfie

On the ski lift selfie (It was cold)

Skiing selfie

Flinging powder on Dodd after his front flip into the fire pit.