Finally Some Snow, Mixed Blessings

If you can believe this, we finally got some snow, or at least some seasonal snow that might stick around. Then again, there is rain in the forecast. Hard to believe. It’s been a disappointing winter in terms of skiing, and way back in summer when we were gathering up all of our ski gear (we’re talking skis and snowboards, mind you), I thought it would be ironic that the one winter where we are well prepared and even went out and got ski passes might be the one year that we don’t get any snow. So far, that dire prediction has come to fruition. We haven’t done much in the way of skiing, and we are well into January.

The funny thing is, I don’t think we’re too heartbroken on this end, because our interest in skiing has been supplanted by, you guessed it, hockey. Now I know the ski season is far from over, and we are still devoted skiers in this house, but in a funny if not ironic way, it’s maybe not a bad thing that ski season is so late in coming, because it would have added yet another activity to our already hectic schedule. Plus, the lack of skiing means that some of us can focus on hockey or music/drama/singing while others might put some time and thought into writing. Hey, you never know.

I guess you can call it making lemons out of lemonade, but there is a silver lining to this dismal ski season, bearing in mind that the season is far from over, and it goes without saying that at some point we’ll get some snow. I hope so, because I’d still like to hit the slopes. Have to make good use of that ski pass, if we can find the time.

Until then, thanks for reading, and thanks to Milan Jurek for the pic.