the day after thanksgiving, paul, michelle and i went to south lake tahoe to enjoy some early snow. winter came early in this part of the world and the sierra mountains saw snow as early as the 2nd week of november.
when we headed up to the mountains on friday, the sun was shining brightly. the snow looked so pretty as it glistened under the sun!
after we checked in at the hotel, we rushed to get to the nearest snow park so we can go sledding. at this time of the year, it starts to get dark at 5 pm. we reached the snow park at 4 pm and didn't have cash to pay the snow park to go sledding. after running to the nearest atm to get cash, it was already 4:15. the good thing about being late is that we were only charged $10 to go sledding instead of $30 (it's normally $10/person).
now, i am scared of heights and the feeling like i'm going to fall out of control. even the feeling when you slide down a playground slide, i don't like that. but that's exactly what sledding is. sliding on snow while seated on a sled. yes, my heart raced as we swooooshed through the slippery snow but it was so much fun!
we had dinner at applebee's afterwards and then relaxed at our hotel.
now, look back up to pictures number 1 and 2 and see how clear and sunny it is. the next day, right outside our hotel, it looked like this:
and we drove through this...
which made me feel like this...
early on saturday morning, i was silently praying paul would just say, 'i'm not gonna go snowboarding nalang. let's just head home...this weather is horrible.' pero wala akong super powers! we went to the ski resort and paul snowboarded for only 1.5 hours. michelle was soooo bored! the ski class we wanted to take started at 1 pm and we got to the resort at 1:30 so we couldn't take the class so michelle and i decided to just go sledding. as we walked to the sledding area of the resort, i asked for directions only to be told that sledding is closed kasi nga matindi ang snow. bigo! so we headed to the lodge to beat the cold. buti nalang one of my friends from way back was there (small world) and we hung out and tried to entertain michelle. at around 3, paul found us and said the words i had hoped he would say 6 hours earlier.
we lost one of our tire chains and had to buy a new pair. fortunately, the folks at the resort helped us install the 2nd pair. it took us 2 hours to drive a distance of 30 miles. the drive that would normally take us 3.5 to 4 hours took 6. but we made it home safe. =)
it will take some time for me to get used to the snow. i still like beach vacations the best. i do not like dressing in so many layers. it's a whole production to get michelle in and out of her clothes just to make sure she is seated in the toilet in time! but i am looking forward to another ski trip next month, this time for a whole weekend instead of just overnight. and this time, my cousins are coming so mas masaya and we will make sure michelle and i get to ski class before it starts!!!
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