Spending Thanksgiving away from family was a little hard but I managed to still have a good time and think of all the things for which I was thankful: My health, my family's health and wellness, the ability to roam around this beautiful country and see different and interesting things everywhere I look, and, of course, for wonderful Thanksgiving food! I have a friend from UCA that moved to Denver about 7 months ago so I spent the day with him and his friends in Breckenridge, CO. It was a considerably warm day (in the upper 20s to low 30s) and the sun was out but snow was still on the ground, making it a beautiful day. We all sat around, played board games and ate good food. It was nothing like one of our family-get-togethers but it was the best I could get :)
I've started to work on a regular basis now which is more than good news. I was beginning to lose my mind not working because there was NOTHING to do. The park wasn't opened yet so I couldn't even go practice my snowboarding. But that is all changed now. I just recently had a breakthrough in my snowboarding skills and couldn't be happier. In order to get to the lift that I work at I have to ride my board so it's been a crucial part of my job to learn the basics...and that I have, my friends, that I have :)
The weather has been GHASTLY!!!! We've all been praying for snow but we didn't know that before the snow we would have to endure such subzero temperatures! There's a reason why this place is called the Ice Box of the nation. Before moving here, the coldest temperature I've ever been in was between 15 and 19 I think. WELL, let me tell you! November 16th was the big Meteor-Shower spectacle and a bunch of friends and I went to the mountain, built a mini igloo (I had no part in building the igloo...I just stood around as the guys did all the work) and sat in it, watching the awesome shooting stars paint the black sky at 12,000 ft above sea level. It was an awesome experience (other than the fact that I really thought I had frost bite on my toes...which happened to be false once I actually got to warm up a little later). But the point of the story was that by the time we got home (around 1 a.m.) it was 0 degrees. After that it's been below freezing temperatures all the way. Today in particular, it was -25 with the wind chill! AHHH!!! But it's all good. I've learned to layer up and bundle up before stepping foot out of my door. The other day at work I was wearing 8 layers!
Anyway, well I'm going to go practice my snowboarding again. I've got three days off and I plan to use them to improve myself :) Till later
Samira
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