I'm not going to lie--this was a very hard post to write. Not because it's picture heavy (sorry) or controversial (sorry) but because it's my FIRST POST IN OVER A MONTH.
*hangs head in shame*
Blogging is like exercising. Super easy once you have your routine down, and you are doing it regularly. But stop for a while, and that first run is TORTURE.
So this is my attempt to start. Again. We'll do this chronologically:
Utah
MM and I had so much fun snowboarding out in Salt Lake City (SLC)! We stayed with his wonderful aunt and uncle out in Sandy, UT, and were a short drive from Solitude, where we spent five awesome days snowboarding.
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| MM and I on the slopes! |
Luckily for my rear end, I got a lot better at snowboarding than when we went to Wisconsin, and I even went on some blue runs! (For those of you who aren't familiar, like myself a few months ago, in order of increasing difficulty: green, blue, black diamond, double black diamond etc)
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| MM and I at the summit at Solitude. How badass am I?? (not really; I am hanging on for dear life.) |
Unfortunately for my rear end, my last day of snowboarding was strongly punctuated when I landed HARD on my bum on a flat trail under some flat light, and let me tell you: it HURT. As in, it brought tears to my eyes as soon as it happened --that kind of hurt.
Thankfully MM's aunt let me use a bag of frozen peas to ice it when I got home (don't worry, they were not consumed later), and though my rear end still hurts a little when I run now, I still think the trip was still TOTALLY fun and worth it. I mean, just look at the view!
SOO much fun. And highly recommended.
Florida
After our snowboarding stint in Utah, we flew down to Florida for a few days to spend time with MM's parents. And as
fun as our snowy adventures were, holy canoli was I glad to be in warm weather.
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| Basking in the sun. Pretty much what I did everyday. |
While we were there, we ate at Tarpon Bay at the Hyatt Regency in Bonita Springs and had some of the most delicious seafood while seated over the water.
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| (Photo from google images) |
We also celebrated MM's father's birthday while we were down there with a GIANT sushi boat.
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| Not our boat, but you get the idea. Source |
The three of us took the whole thing down like champs. It was pretty epic.
While we were down there, MM's dad also showed me how to shuck oysters!! I took a picture of him shucking, but since I have not asked his permission to plaster his face all over the interwebs, I will refrain from posting it. It was a great experience though! I never knew shucking oysters was so easy. I got the hang of it after about six, and shucked the last six of our dozen like a pro. If my cholesterol weren't already high, I would totally eat oysters all the time...
And that concludes my February vacation! Up next: my birthday and match day!
