We have had this trip in the planning stages for two years. It was a big celebration for our tenth anniversary. We headed to Breckenridge, CO, where we had honeymooned ten years ago, for a week of skiing. Unfortunately the week before, I aggravated my knee and was having enough problems with it that I questioned the wisdom of skiing. Thankfully there are other things to do besides skiing.
We spent time walking around the shops in downtown Breckenridge, we did some outlet shopping, saw a few movies, went snowmobiling, and snowboarding. Yes, I said snowboarding. In a moment of pure wisdom I decided after doing research, of course, that snowboarding would be easier on my knees than skiing.
I've snowboarded before, but it was twelve years ago. I stink at it, which I conveniently forgot just how bad I am at it. I was reminded all too well. We had fun, even went down some green runs a few times. On our last run of the day I fell hard on my butt. Really hard. I remember sitting there for a moment or two trying to gather myself together and get back up. It turns out that I actually fractured my tail bone in that fall, a souvenir from our trip that I could have done without.
In spite of that it was a wonderful trip. Ryan and I were able to sit and talk, reconnect, and have meaningful conversations without a million interruptions from the kids. I think it was a trip that we both will cherish. And next time... I'll just go skiing.
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