Browse Author: beakatude

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I don’t get it. Each afternoon in the car as I drive home from work, I’m psyched up to take a long run around the neighborhood. But as soon as I walk into the house to find the doggie wagging his tail at me and the husband on the couch, the motivation…poof!..disappears. Home is so comfy. Why would I want to change into tight-fitting running clothes and go back out into the cold when I could be sitting around in my PJs at 4 in the afternoon ? Call it having no will-power, call it laziness…all I know is that I can’t break out of it. I was doing so well last month with at least 3 workouts per week! Now I’m down to zero for the week with no “energy” to do any different. What is a lazy, unmotivated girl to do?

buddies once again

Jesse and I went to Mammoth this weekend while Koa stayed with Patty. He got a fun-filled weekend of romping around with his half-brother Mochi. I was a bit worried when Mochi came over during Christmas and wanted nothing to do with him. Fortunately, they’re back in the game and have been buddies all weekend.
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In other news…the snow in Mammoth was great and skiing was fun! Going on Sunday is so much better than Saturday – no long lines and lots of empty runs!! Towards the end of the day, I got the courage to take a couple of baby jumps and got some air! I’m not quite ready for the terrain park but I can jump little mounds and moguls! Lookout Johnny Mosley!
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Valentine’s Day was spent on the road driving home but we got a nice dinner at The Chart House in Mammoth. Their lobster bisque, dynamite mahi, and MUD PIE were very yummy.

Wanted: Doggie-sitter

We’re going to Mammoth this weekend and are faced once again with the doggie situation. I had considered taking him along and sending him to a pet-sitting service but he has to be neutered…shucks. I thought about my mom taking him but it would be the third weekend in a row. So I called Patty and she’s agreed to take him! Koa lucked out!! He’s going to have a fun-filled weekend with his old buddy Mochi. This little taste of motherhood really sucks.

I (heart) Mammoth

Happy Chinese New Year! We were planning to go to Vegas for some Chinese New Year celebration with Kev this weekend but it didn’t work out. So, we’ve decided to Mammoth-it-up instead! I have a long 3-day weekend coming up so we’ll get to ski on Sunday and Monday with less crowds and the weekday rate. It’s also Valentine’s Day so it’ll be a little get-away for me and Jes. Aw…how sweet…maybe not. I still get confused by this chocolate-covered, lacey heart holiday that makes dinner twice as much and restaurants twice as crowded. Am I supposed to expect something special or is it just another one of those Hallmark holidays that make boys cringe?

Poor Conditions, Great Trip

Jes and I went to Snow Valley today with Jimmy and had a great time. Jimmy picked us up in his new Subie WRX (a very cool car) at 6-ish. We got there early enough to get a good parking spot and the mountain was slick and scratchy. After lunch, it got softer and more powdery. Although the conditions were not ideal (falling down wasn’t very pleasant), we still had a great time. Jes took his leisurely pace and my new skis were pretty fast. Jimmy hardly fell and got better and better as the day went on. The mountain is pretty small but it’s only 70 miles from home! That meant we were back this afternoon with enough time to take a long 4-hour nap before dinner. Oh yeah, I also had my first taste of McDonald’s in over a year. My half of the Big Mac, fries, and Coke was bliss.

Happy Groundhog Day!

Punxsutawney Phil came out and saw his shadow this morning. That means 6 more weeks of winter and I love it! Hopefully that will mean more snow and a longer ski season. We need more snow in the local mountains here…pray for snow. We’re going to Snow Valley this weekend with Jimmy and I get to try out my new skis. We stopped a really cool outlet place in Bishop where I got a pair of last-season skis with bindings for only $239. What a deal! Now I don’t have to make everyone else wait as I rent my skis like an amateur. It’s straight to the lift on Saturday, baby!