Life Is Good

It was 6:47 pm on a Sunday night and I was struggling to think of something to blog about. The usual thought process: “What is something that I can vent on that has recently happened in my life?” Then an unexpected thought popped into my head: “Wait, why do I have to write about something negative?” 

Now it is 6:49 pm and I have the idea. A blog post about how completely awesome and spectacular my life is right now.

Tuesday, November 11th:

“I live in Park City.” I have said those words too many times to count in the past year. Honest hour: I was lying. Whew! I’m glad I got that off my chest! I have been living in Peoa while our home in Park City was getting an addition. Seriously, how long can it possibly take to add a garage and one room to a house? Apparently an extremely long time. The remodel began in October of 2013 and was supposed to be finished in April. Then the date got pushed to July. Then September. November 11th. The day I finally became an official Park City resident. That is something to be more than happy about!

Takin' my pup for a walk in the fresh snow!

Thursday, November 13th: 

There is only one thing that can put a smile on my face when I wake up at 6:00 am to head to the dungeon, aka school: Snow falling from the sky! Any kid living in Park City can relate. Snow means the beginning of many things: Sledding, wearing puffy coats, Drinking hot cocoa, Wearing UGGS, ice skating, a possible snow day, feeling cozy, catching snowflakes on your tongue, wearing sweaters, and my all time favorite: Listening to Christmas music. I wait all year for that fluffy white stuff to fall from the sky so when the day finally comes, I am obliged to write about it. 

Friday, November 14th: 

Happiness in a box.
(Photo Courtesy: Nationwide Candy)

I am just going to put it out there now that most adults will not understand how this event made the cut to be retold on this blog. Most kids, specifically ones with Mrs. Alplanalp as a teacher, on the other hand will totally see my point of view. Fourth period. This is usually the time of day when students start to tune out learning. The only thing they want to listen to is the sound of their face hitting the pillow on their bed. Mrs. Alplanalp, is probably the only teacher that understands this. Mrs. Alplanalp also knows that any child, no matter what age, will wake up and participate for one thing: CANDY. It was decided that we would play Bingo. You can probably guess the winning prize. You could hear a nickel drop in that room. The game was intense but would shortly be put to an end. I looked down at my bingo sheet and saw heaven. Just kidding, but it was pretty close to heaven. A continuous row of bingo chips sat smiling up at me. You don’t understand how big of a deal this was for me. I thought I was the definition of an unlucky person. 

I am definitely going to try this optimistic blogging thing again some time! I hope my readers will realize that I am not as negative of a person as my posts make me out to be. Although voicing my troubles in life on this blog makes be feel good, expressing the moments of happiness feels even better. 

Greene For Greens

Four girls, three nights, two beds, one recipe for disaster.

Last week the Park City Ski Team U16's went to Copper, Colorado for an early season ski camp. Becoming a U16 after being a U14 is a big step. Our coaches like to describe it in three words: "Fend For Yourself". Easier said than done.

On top of the world!

About thirty minutes from our final destination, we stopped at a grocery store to get food for the week at ski camp. “You will have to ‘Fend for yourself’ this ski camp, we are not your parents.” Those were the last words of the coaches as we jumped out of the van into the parking lot of Walmart. 

Because there are so many kids on my ski team, we have to take two different vehicles to get to each place. Unfortunately the two vans got split up so two of my roommates were at one store and the other roommate and I were at a different store. I’m just going to say that this was a bad choice by our coaches, and if it hadn’t been made, my trip could have been a lot smoother. 

Shaye (one of my roommates) and I called our other two roommates to discuss who would get what at each store. The final decision was that Shaye and I were in charge of snacks and two meals and Charlotte and Rachel (the other two roommates) were in charge of fruits, vegetables, and one meal. 

Once we arrived at the condo, I began to put everything away. My immediate thought was something was missing. We had the snacks that Shaye and I bought, an extra box of fruit rollups and ingredients for grilled cheese, pad thai, spaghetti, and quesadillas. What was missing? Oh yeah… The fruits and vegetables. 

They forgot the one essential thing to have on a ski camp. HOWEVER, they got an extra box of fruit rollups. You can probably guess Charlotte’s next words… “We can just substitute with fruit rollups!” 

OMG genius!!! 

Not.

A fridge at ski camp.
(Photo Courtesy: imgur)

We would have to live through it though because there was no way we were going to ask our “not mom” coaches to drive us all the way back to the store. 

A fridge at home.
(Photo Courtesy: ForRent)

My second problem on the trip was that I forgot my chapstick. On the second to last day I decided I couldn’t take it anymore. I searched the little town for a place to buy it and ended up running into a supermarket.

What was laying on the conveyor belt when I checked out? Chapstick, and a bag of frozen broccoli. 

The last night was my turn to cook the meal for our room. Grilled cheese sandwiches.

As I crossed the threshold of my condo door I announced to my roomates: “I behold the ultimate gift.” Then I held up the bag full of healthiness. This will probably be the only time you ever hear of kids cheering about broccoli. 

“Fending for ourselves” was a good lesson but it was definitely nice to return home to Park City and a refrigerator full of fruits and vegetables.