hey there. its amazing how much you can pack in a day when you wake up before 1pm. friday we went skiing at copper mountain. the weather was beautiful and the snow was awesome.
perfect first day back after over 4 years for me. i had a great day, but i am so sore! after hittin the slopes from 10am-1pm i needed a cold beer. yum. it was quite refreshing.then hit the mountain again til 4. great day :)
great memories of the last vacation i went on with my dad when we went skiing for thanksgiving with the whole fam in nov '06 <3
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| breck. nov. 06. |
i met so many people on the mountain. i was just chattin it up with people on the ski lifts. i met zack and sam from leadville, students and ski bums. i met tim, a dad in his 50's, who was so nice! we had a nice lil chat and he wished me well on my travels. i met some guys from iowa, and dont forget andy anderson that lives in beijing! people are so friendly on the mountain. but i was definitely the only one saying y'all! :)
oh remember my amazing boots that are 30 years old.....
guess this is what happens after 30 years...but dont worry, im not giving up on them just yet!!
today ((saturday)) i slept in til 12:30pm. i was soo tired after skiing all day! i went for a run to the church down the street.
quite a view on my jog!
arent girls so silly? like does anyone really want a pic of your feet? but im a photographer and simply feel the need to take pics of everythinggg....
so i thought i would run there and back...blame it on the altitude. i ran there and the way back was uphill...it didnt go over well... ill try again tomorrow!
so on a more important note...last night after my long day of skiing i thought i was going to come in my room at 9pm and crash, but of course i got sucked into facebook and the bachelor and american idol auditions, but boy am i glad i did!
i had two great conversations last night via fbook chat that really got me thinking. i was reconnected with a couple friends that i hadnt seen or talked to in years. (facebook has its perks) both of the convos were so great. they are such smart guys and i know it wasnt a coincidence that i had these awesome talks with them last night. they both opened my eyes to some really important things.
convo one: a friend from mexico that i kinda grew up with and he has totally found the Lord and had all these amazing questions for me that were really making me think. one question he had for me was asking what "he is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose" means to me. heck if i know...was my first thought and i also thought it sounded backwards, like man should be able to give up something he cant keep for something he cant lose. but after thinking a lot about it and doing some research i am beginning to think that it means there are some things that are more important than others. jim elliott was talking about missions being more important than his own life. it definitely is something to think about. i have so much to learn. another great thing my friend said was "what is it about man that you dont like?" and i told him i dont trust them and his response was profound,
**"your job is not to trust them, but to love them unconditionally."**
he is so right. similar to one of my favorite quotes "love all, trust few, do wrong to no one" and my friend said "trust God" so true. its amazing how smart my friends are :) i dont need to trust man, i need to trust God and he will guide me. as long as i am putting my life in God's hands he will not lead me astray. i am so bad about needing to be in control of every aspect of my life. i am really trying to be better about that.
convo two: another friend i met in mexico but hes a precious canadian kid. ive actually stayed in touch with his bro more than him, but we had an awesome chat last night. he said some things i was so glad to hear. we talked about relationships and about pain and the way people handle stressful situations. we talked about how catastrophic some situations can be to some people. he said
**"it is a scary thing, that a penny can derail thousands of tons of locomotive."**
and he said "Managing change is the least possessed characteristic." take that in, chew on it...he was also helping me realize that you cant compare peoples pain. the worst day of my life might seem minuscule to the next and monumental to someone else. i was judging someone for the way they handled situations and thinking "was that really the worst day of your life?" cuz i know that dec 13, 2006 was probably the worst day of my life. the day my dad had a massive heart attack and died a month after having a full physical. i also know some other people who have lost children or best friends or spouses in horrific ways so it became easy for me to scoff when people use the phrase "worst day of my life," but this talk last night really helped me see that one person's pain cannot be compared to another.
what a great night of amazing talks with two friends. i thank God for putting these guys in my life and opening my eyes to some things that i did not think of until they brought it to my attention. and paul and kyle, if you are reading this, thank you. for today, you have inspired me.
goodnight friends and goodnight world wide web.
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