Today being one of the two days of the week on which both kids are elsewhere occupied for a few hours, Rob and I played hooky from all the stuff we could and should have been doing, and went on a date.
We began with a little trip to the top, where it was simultaneously snowing, densely foggy, and brilliantly sunny.
The falling snow muffled all sound, making for an eerily magical atmosphere.
Since we couldn't see where we were going, Rob felt it would be an excellent time to introduce me to my first black diamond run, which admittedly, didn't look all that bad down the initially visible five or six feet. It got different in a hurry. I'm proud to say, I only fell down once, and none of my gear came off. Truth be told, a modest interlude of stark terror was an effective antidote to the chronic worry that's been niggling around my psyche for the last few days - sort of clears the pipes, if you will.
The medicinal effect was undeniably heightened by knitting and beer, though.
(Yes, I forgot my sunglasses.)
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