Monday, January 12, 2009

Snowboarding

So I have found my new favorite outdoor activity, SNOWBOARDING!!! This year for Christmas Rion bought me my own board, bindings and boots and they of course all match one another and are super cute (below is a picture)!!! I've only been once before I got my board and remembered hating it because I was cold and couldn't stop falling. So I kinda had mixed feelings when I opened the gift, but I had told Rion that I would definitely give it another try since he's really into it. So Jake, Rion, Mary and I all piled in the car on New Years Eve night and drove up to Mt. Hood to snowboard the night away since the lifts were open until 2AM! Well it was a little slow going when I first got up there and i was terrified of falling, but it ended up being soooo much fun (might have been a couple of the drinks I had to loosen me up, hey it was New Year's Eve time to celebrate=)) By the end of the night I could go the entire run without falling and I was able to still keep up with Rion. I was so proud of myself and had so much fun that we all ended up going back up the following Sunday. This time was not as enjoyable.....I think I might have been a little too confident and we decided to try a steeper slope on our first run....well of course it was maybe 5 minutes down that I caught the inside of my board and flew forward and of course I put my arms out to catch myself. I luckily didn't break anything, but just tweaked my right shoulder so bad that I wasn't able to move it for a few days without this horrible pain shooting through my arm and back...a week later and it still hurts to rotate it. So I might have to break down and go see a doctor to make sure i'm not making it worse. But long story short even though I hurt myself I am ready to go up there again and i'm hoping sooner then later because it's a ton of fun and such a great work out=)!!

2 comments:

  1. Hey I'm going to be going to Mt. Hood probably the last saturday in January with Jamaal Bret and Joe. You down?? I'll probably ski, because snowboarding freaks me out a lot, I don't want to break an arm or wrist...or tweak my shoulder! ;) You can still hurt yourself skiing, but I think I'll go with the one a little more familiar to me...glad to see you posting...

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  2. I admire you for snowboarding, it just looks too hard for me. I hope your shoulder feels better soon! I too was glad to see you posting.

    PS Sorry I made you want ice cream ;) I really want more ice cream.

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