Faircloth Family Christmas Vacation
2 Comments Published by Mt. Marcy on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 12:21 PM.
We had a great time in Colorado. We left a day early because a big blizzard was blowing in. At times we were driving 30 mph, but we made it safely. Here are a few memories:
And here are some videos. The video recorder doesn't lie- I do not ski as smooth or as fast as I feel.
First, my favorite:
Now pathetic me:
Superstar Jacob showing off :
- Dad driving 17 hours straight because Mom and I refused to drive in the snow.
- Knowing how Mary and Joseph felt when Jacob said his apartment was too small and that we needed to get a hotel room.
- People we don't know hugging us at the evangelical church we went to on Christmas eve.
- Getting frostbitten on the tip of my nose and my left cheek because the windchill on Christmas day was -43 degrees.
- Mom proclaiming she "felt like Oprah Winfrey" to describe how stuffed she felt after Christmas dinner.
- Waiting two hours, outside, in the cold, for a mediocre crepe.
- Getting to the front of the crepe line and learning that the line is not long because the crepes are good, but because there is only one crepe pan and the crepe maker is taking periodic shots of whiskey.
- Baylor climbing friend, Ryan, joined for dinner one night.
- Our bus driver, Wells, who had a deep southern twang because he was from the Piedmont of North Carolina. He had lots of interesting tidbits to tell us like "This won't be the first line you wait in today, folks."
- Seeing what special dessert Mom purchased from her daily trip to Safeway.
- Have a great time together.
And here are some videos. The video recorder doesn't lie- I do not ski as smooth or as fast as I feel.
First, my favorite:
Now pathetic me:
Superstar Jacob showing off :
I would not use the term "pathetic" in your tackling the moguels. You looked quite graceful. I would have slid down the hill on my butt. haha!
Well you know you did a gazillion times better than I would have ever done!!! ;-)