March 11, 2013

• Breckenridge family ski trip, part 1

  We planned and planned and it was finally time for our Foster family ski trip!  It was really my sister-in-law, Joan, who did most of the planning, reservations, financial accounting, etc.  Most, but not all, of our family could go.  And of the 8 days there, some of the family came and left and others came mid-week.

  We flew out on Saturday, May 2nd, from Dulles Airport.  6 of us drove up there the night before, spent the night in a hotel, left a car, and got a shuttle to the airport:  me, Jim, Kip (Jim's brother), Joan, their son, Josh, and their nephew, Jerry.  Then Suzanne and her boyfriend, Bryan, met us at the Dulles airport because they were on the same flight.  

  Me, Jim, Kip -

                                         

   

  Joan, Jerry, Josh -

                                         

  Suzanne, Bryan -

                                         

   

  We stayed in a 4 bedroom townhouse, called White Wolf Lodge.  I have a picture of it, but I took it as we were leaving, so it'll show up later on in this series.

  We flew into Denver and got two rental cars, and drove up into the mountains.   We got groceries, got unpacked, and heated up a dinner that we arranged to be delivered.  And it was Jerry's 25th birthday, so Joan ordered a cake for him.

                                         

                                         

  The house was very nice, a short distance from the bus to the slopes, and very convenient to driving into town.

  Here is some of the skiing/snowboarding gang, all ready to go, the next morning -  

                                         

  That night, we had dinner at a Mexican restaurant -

                                         

                                         

                                         

                                         

                                         

  Came back home and the kids played Rook -

                                         

  It was a great week of skiing/snowboarding!  Joan and I did a lot of what I call "lodge mom" stuff - grocery shopping, a little cooking, laundry, a little transporting to the shuttle buses, stuff like that.  The altitude though - really got to me!  Got to most of the olders of us at some point.  Going up and down the stairs made me soooo out of breath, and walking from the car to the grocery store and back, in the snow and ice, also did me in.  I was exhausted!  My fear of falling, after having taken too many spills in my recent years, along with the constant fear of falling and hurting my shoulders after those rotator cuff surgeries, really limited my activity.  And then there was the time change!  It was even hard to find a good way to breathe while I tried to sleep!  I drank lots of water, which was suppose to help.  There was more snow and ice than I want to see in a lifetime - good for skiing, but not so good for getting around otherwise.

  I loved staying right there in the house and doing what chores I could, and then sewing and sewing and sewing!  You can see my small container of sewing stuff in the last picture there - I worked on my Grandmother's Flower Garden hand piecing and got quite a bit done!  I loved seeing everyone having a great time together!

   

  More of the family ski trip next time!

   

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