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.
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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.