Almost Christmas....

My kids are so excited for Christmas they can hardly contain themselves.  As they wait for the day it must seem to them that time is standing still.  That's how I remember it when I was a kid.  Now, for me it's the opposite.  It seems time is going so fast that I haven't had a chance to savor the season at all.  I just want to be able to take it in and enjoy it all, but I can't.  It comes and goes too quickly.

The last chance I've had to ride outside was over 2 weeks ago and that was the day I had my little crash.  I've been surprised at how long it has taken for my hip to feel better.  I must have bruised it pretty good good because It's been over 2 weeks and I still can feel a little tinge of pain in there once in a while.  But that's not what's kept me from riding outside.  It's been the miserably cold weather.  It's been highs in the 20's for as long as I can remember.  Too cold to ride. (for me anyway)  That, along with the terribly smoggy air.  So, I've been stuck indoors riding the rollers.  Have I said how much I hate riding indoors?  I'm sick of it already.  I want to ride outside.  It looks like temps might get into the 40's tomorrow so I might try to sneak in a short ride at lunch.

We've been able to get out of the smog and ski the past couple of weekends.  It's amazing how beautiful it is up there when its so ugly down here.  And it's warmer too.  Last week they opened the new Gad II lift at Snowbird and we rode it as a family.  I know a lot of purist hated the idea of replacing the old lift but I think it's a major improvement.

Random pics of Jen and the Boy just off the new Gad II lift.

I look forward to skiing this weekend and Christmas Eve but the snow is still scarce.  I pray for big storms but none are coming it seems.