Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The New Routine

We are getting into a comfortable routine of sorts, especially now that the college football season is over, the NFL season is winding down, and the ski season is in full swing.

Every morning for more than 3 weeks now, I take the dogs about a mile and a half up the street until it dead ends into the mountains. Most of the time they are off-leash and Boomer, especially, loves the snow. He dives and rolls and squiggles in it at random intervals. He leaves the snow on his face instead of shaking it off and just generally is pleased with himself and his morning adventures the entire walk. Riley just saunters along, unless playfully attacked by Boomer, again at random intervals. Most of the time Jim joins us, but some mornings he lifts weights instead. That's my muscle man.

After the walk, there's a quick turn around to head out the door, catch the Goose (town shuttle) and ski. We make a sandwich and shove it into our ski jackets so we can avoid the $15 per person lunch on the mountain and all the terrifically fat calories it offers. After skiing a couple of hours, we have our sandwich at one of the many benches, picnic tables or restaurants depending on the weather. My favorite is at the top of the "See Forever" run, which, as it sounds, offers spectacular views. In the sunshine, it's hard to beat that 30 minute lunch break.

After skiing, there's household or business related work, as I am involved in several different projects and activities. I cook up some sort of dinner every night, and I especially like hunting for and trying new recipes online. I love cooking almost as much as Jim loves eating. It works for us!

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