It had been a while since Kris and I had a "date." So this morning we packed up our cross country ski gear, dropped the kids off at my mom's and spent the morning outdoors.We went to Indian Meadows Park, just up the road from the Glenville YMCA. It was the first time I had been on my skis since before Thomas was born.
Unfortunately, the conditions weren't that great. It was warm yesterday. So a lot of the snow had melted off. When we were out in the open it wasn't too bad. But when the trail took us into the woods the skiing became much worse. There was little snow on the ground. We were basically hiking over roots and rocks with skis on our feet. But it was still fun.
Our car was parked near a small hill. When we got back the car, I decided it would be fun to try to ski down it. There is a very good reason why I don't downhill ski. Everything was fine until I got to a little bump at the bottom. It was quite manageable. But I decided to hot dog it and try to get some air. Instead, I hit the ground...hard. My side still hurts. I think I may have bruised a rib or something!
The plan was to go to the Y after and soak in the hot tub. But the Y was hopping with what appeared to be a swim meet.
So instead we went out for coffee at Samuel's, a nice coffee shop in Alplaus. It was great. We relaxed in some comfy chairs and I did not want to get up when it came time to go.
It was a great morning, bruised rib and all.
I don't think the conditions were quite as bad as Chris mentions. There were short stints with little snow on the ground, but most of the time there was plenty of snow. You can't expect beautifully groomed trails when you just go out in the woods. It was all along a stream--beautiful and peaceful. And seeing Chris try to make his little jump and fall on his butt was the icing on the cake! Although it is 2 days later and he is still sore, so that's too bad.
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