Snowboarding

This last Saturday my friend Shaun and I went snowboarding.  I was so nervous the night before that I only managed to get 4 hours of sleep. Plus I slept in Shaun's bed (don't worry he was on the couch) and it's always hard to sleep well in someone else's bed. 

Shaun likes to get there early, so we were there only about half an hour after they had opened. The weather was amazing! No wind, no clouds, just sunshine! 

Shaun had warned me that one of the toughest parts of snowboarding is riding the lifts.  LOL. I had to giggle but then once I saw how they worked I understood.  I was petrified that I would fall trying to get on or off of it and they would have to stop it and everyone would stare and roll there eyes at the stupid girl who can't manage this seemingly simple task.  But I am proud to say that I didn't once fall while trying to get on, and when I had to get off I managed to get far enough away from the lift before falling so that they wouldn't have to stop it.  

Once I got myself all hooked up in the board, my hat on straight and gloves on it was time for me to try to stand up.  I tried so hard to stand up, but my ghetto booty kept bringing me back to the ground.  Shaun was cracking up as my face was turning red while I was in the middle of my fight with gravity.  Luckily, or possibly unluckily, this random guy saw me having a very hard time and showed me another way to get up.  You roll yourself over on your belly and then stand up that way.  This way worked, although about halfway through the day it was so hard to roll myself over.  

The first couple hours of the day were spent with Shaun trying to explain how to control the board.  It was really hard for me to control the board since it is way different then a longboard.  You can't just lean the direction you want to go.  You have to point toes and push downward with heels and swivel and lean two ways at once.... oh man! 

By lunch time I was able to go down the side of the mountain with fairly minimal falls.  Ok, I fell tons but at least I made it down 3 times before we ate lunch at noon!! I was so proud of myself, especially since I was ready to give up and quit about an hour in! 

After lunch I was already pretty tired but Shaun told me I had to go up a couple more times.  I did much better after my little rest.  I was a much more effective and managed to make it down with only about 5 falls instead of a dozen.  Shaun was pretty proud of his student as well! The only problem that I had was I couldn't go heel side (my back to the bottom of the mountain). So I spent the whole time pointing my toes which wore me out really quickly.  Shaun tried to explain how to go toe side but at this point I was done!! I honestly almost starting crying every time I had to pick myself up after falling.  I was just exhausted and sore!

I absolutely adored snowboarding!!! I am sad that I didn't try it out earlier in the season but I can't wait to go again (either this season or next). 

Sunday morning I woke up with every muscle in my body screaming!! My family got a kick out of me moaning and groaning with every step.  LOL. Still today I'm hurting but it's sort of a good pain.  The pain of accomplishment!! 

Going Too Fast!

So, I don't know how many of you know this but last fall I purchased a longboard.  I absolutely love it but to be honest with you I am some what of a weak sauce when it comes to going fast. Just like Amber, as soon as I am unable to jump off of the board safely I am going too fast. I usually just stick to flat ground with minimal bumps, rocks, pot holes, or hills.  Which is practically impossible.  :) 

When I came home from school with my board Alexis decided that she also needed one because of how cool they are.  I was very excited  because having a longboard buddy to ride with me would be awesome.  

Once the weather got almost bearable I convinced Alexis to go for a ride with me.  After riding up and down the street in front of our house Alexis decided that we needed to travel a little farther and be a little more adventurous.  For those of you who have never been to Lind, all it is is one big hill.  You have to travel up hills or down hills to get anywhere.  

As we were riding Alexis decides that we should attempt to go down a fairly large hill.  I told her, "No WAY!!!" I was not about to go down such a big hill and we should either just walk down the hill or go home!! She smiled at me, called me a big wuss, and made her way down the hill.  When she was about half-way down the hill I realized she was serious about riding this hill and I had to make a decision.  But of course being the older sister I wasn't going to let her show me up, especially since I  was the one that bought the longboard first! 

I took a deep breath and jumped on my board.  The first half of the hill went really well.  I was gliding back and forth and feeling pretty good.  But after I passed the half way mark I could feel the board start to shake.  It was the kind of shake when you know you are going to wreck. My mind immediately began thinking of some ways to fix this situation.  I knew there was no way that I was going to be able to regain control of the board and if I stayed on it I was only going to gain more speed and the crash would be worse.  I decided the best plan of action would be to jump off and try to run... When I jumped off I was able to keep my footing for a couple steps but I wasn't fast enough.  It's been a long time since I have hit cement at such speeds, but I still managed to do a pretty affective tuck and roll. 

I walked away from the wreck with only a bruise and little scrap on my elbow, a sore shoulder, and a rip in my NEW coat.  To be honest I was more upset about the hole in my coat then the pain in my arm and shoulder.  Lol. Luckily no one saw it, including Lexi.

Maybe I will be tough and get past this wreck and try that hill again.... but I doubt it! 

Let's Try This Again... Goodness

So I had to get a new email address with google since my last one was always on the fritz.  I hope this isn't a pain for everyone, but you gotta do what you gotta do! :-)

So in the Fowles family household we had a fun time playing with Wii Fit! It's this awesome gamer where you can do yoga, aerobics, cardio, and balance games on the Wii Balance Board.

So we had to dress the part of course! We got decked out in our work-out clothes and got busy burning fat! I luckily thought to grab my camera and snapped some photos to share the fun with you!

Sam didn't want to be that close to Lexi and I! 

She doesn't taste all that bad! 

Ooooh... Ain't we cute?

SURPRISE!!!

Scram absolutely HATES kisses!