Ups and Downs

Life certainly has its ups and downs and this weekend was the perfect example. Before I left for my much anticipated ski trip, my boss pulls me aside to tell me the bad news. So I guess I might get laid off in February. What a great way to start my weekend. So as my friends and I pile into our rented SUV for our road trip to Heavenly, I can’t help but think about what lies ahead for me this year. One part of me is very excited… what will come next? I have been so unsure of this position since I took it; maybe this is the way out? The other part of me is afraid. How difficult will the road ahead be? Will I come out broken? So with a heavy heart, I try to keep my composure and submerse myself in the noise around me. Pit stop, after pit stop, after pit stop – all at the boys’ requests – we finally arrive at our destination. By the time Maestro was trying to sculptorade a “Tupperware Party” during a game of Cranium, I was 200 miles away from my misery and loving every bit of it. Elle taught us the best drinking game ever (see Rant & Rave’s Tahoe Weekend for instruction). It was my third time skiing this season, and albeit the afternoon’s low visibility, the snow was fantastic. Elle’s friends did an awesome job organizing and feeding 20 people on the trip. I did forget to ask LoneStar something before he left for Dallas. Oh well, another time another place. To top off the MLK weekend, Maestro’s Roomie demonstrated the legendary “helicopter” position. It was well deserving of applause.