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Deer Valley Diary Part 1

January 10, 2012 - Leave a Comment

Deer Valley Diary Part 1
On the Plane!
Snow Flurries Are Pouring from the sky, Sam is sleeping, Daddy Is Sleeping And
Mama just finished un-packing. Day One in Deer Valley. The plane ride went
great- we woke up at 3 a.m.  on Saturday morning, (a tad bit early) and woke
Samantha up at 4:30 a.m.  We arrived At Grandma & Papa’s house around 5 am for
an early morning flight out of the OC.

Sammy sat on our laps, and did a great job of staying close and not needing to
roam. She played on our phones, watched Disney shows on the iPad & we read her
some books. She loved watching the birds in the air, the clouds and the big blue
sky. The only time we struggled was when we were about to land, and suddenly we
zoomed up, back into the sky-high, high up. Too many planes on the run-way!
Those last twenty minutes, Samantha was getting impatient. Luckily, we were able
to keep her sitting until we landed.

Within a matter of hours, we went from 76 degree SoCAL temps to brisk 32 below
(and counting) snow flurries pouring from the sky. The first snow that Deer
Valley has seen in weeks  poured from the skies on Saturday when we arrived, 
and residents and visitors (especially) were rejoicing.

It was so pretty seeing it all fall to the ground. I can’t remember the last
time I saw snow falling. It was a gorgeous sight to see!

Saturday afternoon, post-nap time, we bundled Samantha up and took her out to
see & play. She loved her first visit outside to see the snow. What she didn’t
understand was why she had to put gloves on. Did not understand these silly
items covering her access to touching her world around her.  Hopefully by the
end of the week, she will understand! And hopefully, her mama will also learn
that bundling up is not only desired, but completely necessary!

Sunday morning, Da-Da, Grandma & Grandpa hit the slopes, and Samantha and I are
geared  up to hit the “snow”. AND by this I mean, I located the nearest coffee
shop which gave  me my desired caffeine fix for the morning.

Sunday morning, I could SO see “it” in the three of their eyes. The “it” look I
have anytime we go somewhere warm and tropical. That utter, and complete burning
desire to “GO”. I can relate it to the “it factor” when I need to put on my work
out clothes in the hot sun and then sun bathe while reading for hours. Its
different for me here, I am enjoying family time,good conversations, moving
slower, taking our time, seeing the sites, taking in God’s creation & having
some yummy meals.

I guess thats the sun lover in me, who prefers “no fuss” to getting ready in the
mornings, (or anytime one leaves for anything outside). Cause around here, a
simple step outside requires multiple layers. And with a toddler-well,  lets
just say its enough clothing items to get me through three days at home during
the winter. I feel like an Eskimo.

Skiing? Will I go? Yes, maybe. ( I did!) After the looks and expressions on the
face on the man who fit me for ski’s,  upon asking twenty questions regarding
skiing, I would surmise it to say, He would have prefered me to avoid the slopes
for the sake of all.

But, I didn’t take his looks to heart, and decided to go anyways! Monday
afternoon, during nap time, Jordan and I had a Deer Valley Day Date. We had SO
much fun. I pretty much “pie’d” down the hill the whole time, but I made it on a
couple very, very long runs. My favorite part was obviously having a beer with
my babes between runs and seeing the gorgeous views from the lifts. My, OH, my.
God is good. His winter wonderland is just beautiful to take in up here.

Were having a blast, and enjoying the slower pace of not having to “rush”. OH,
and having da-da with us constantly, doesn’t get much better either!

xoxo
Mama

**Apologize for the lack of photos, this computer here is NOT helpful.

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A Cleansing Start.

January 4, 2012 - Leave a Comment

A Cleansing Start.
Notice the Lack of Bow & Lack of Outfit Coordination.
Clearly I was Cleaning.

Welcome January.

Welcome:
 “Winter Cleaning”
“Garage Organization”
&
“Attic Re-Order”
Goodbye:
Christmas Lights, Christmas Decorations, & Christmas Everything.

Its my version of a “juice” cleanse.
I think I would die if I did one of those.
But, thats a whole other topic anyway. 

Its been a busy past 48 hours.
Since our eyes awoke 5:30 a.m. to the start of a new year, the three of us have been 
going, going, going.
Something in both hubs & I felt a burning desire to organize, clean, throw away, & give away. 
We decided Sunday would be the day, which rolled into Monday, as it always does, because as my dad always has said, “things always take longer than expected”.
Especially in the world of cleaning.
Honestly, if hubs was still home today, we would have enough projects to keep us busy for another day!
But, since he is back at work, I am back to the “normal” everyday assignments aside from taking care of child… cleaning house, laundry, cooking meals, meal planning, and the special item on the calendar this week…
PACKING!
So excited to pack our bags, for the slopes! 
We head to Deer Valley, Utah, this Saturday for a week.
And since I am such a snow bunny, I clearly, have such a perfect idea of what to pack.
We are a bit confused around here.
And by “we” I should really say me.
Hubbs “thinks” he knows exactly what to pack for the snow. Because he grew up going yearly, he thinks he right. And even though we haven’t been back in seven years to Deer Valley, (maybe the fashion back then was to wear the same thing seven days in a row?!)
He isn’t budging on his opinion.
(No surprise here).

But, boyfriend thinks he can wear the same outfit every day in the snow, so I don’t know what type of crisis were having over here then.
Does he think I will do laundry for him everyday?
Does he think its fashionable to wear the same outfit everyday?
The answer to both these questions is obviously no.
Side note, he did wear the same suit for 24 hours straight once, when we did a day trip (yes your reading this correctly) from the OC to the NYC back when we were newlyweds.
Once again, I could tell you a long story about that trip. It really is a good one.
But, I digress.
“Uh oh”.
Is all I can say in terms of “snow hubby’s” fachionista self.
Such is the case also, for my little Samantha, who got extremely irritated with me yesterday as I attempted to “try” on snow clothes on an eighty degree January day in the OC.

The most fun she had was “off-roading” her car into our grass & napping with Bitty the Baby.

Dizzy Driving?

Napping With Bitty the Baby. 
All she wanted to do was play in the sun and the front yard with friends, and I was shoving her into parka’s and making her feel like a pancake.

So far, the “piles” have begun in the guest room.
All I need to do is add snow to the room and we would have ourselves a little bunny slope.

Especially if we added this little character to it…

Out.Of.Control.

She was having more fun then I let on.
For about a minute.
At least she looked darling prepping.

xoxo
Mama

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