...could we NOT with the awesome edits as the season is ending?
It makes my yearning that much worse. Sigh.
I grabbed this video over at one of my fave blogs: (Vixxenblog). Definitely check it out! There is plenty of style and action sports-- and why would you want to read about anything else? ;)
4.21.2011
4.18.2011
4.12.2011
That party last night was awfully crazy...
...or not.
So, this past weekend, I went back to Syracuse to play in our women's hockey alumni game. I was so excited to reunite with my old teammates and closest friends who are now settled all over the country! We did a lot of catching up and tried to re-live old times. I guess the years after college change you drastically, because none of us were really up for the college "scene." I was never much of a social butterfly in college but I wasn't a hermit, either... but this experience made me realize just how much we've all matured. We were invited to a party by one of our teammates who is still in college, and spent about 20 minutes standing in a circle amongst crazy kids until we decided we were just too old for that stuff. We ended up going back to our hotel and zonking out. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way, to be honest. The following night we spent in downtown Syracuse at our favorite haunt, Daisy Dukes. Guess we're all just country girls at heart. ;)
Our game was a ton of fun, even though some of us older girls were a little out of shape. And by "a little out of shape," I mean nearly having asthma attacks on the ice. This definitely lit the fire under me to get involved in a league as soon as I get settled somewhere. I didn't realize just how much I missed playing hockey and being on the ice... this has been the longest period of not being on skates in my entire life.
Here's a pic of the girls who made it to the game:
I obviously would be the only one who put her hair down for the picture.....
So, this past weekend, I went back to Syracuse to play in our women's hockey alumni game. I was so excited to reunite with my old teammates and closest friends who are now settled all over the country! We did a lot of catching up and tried to re-live old times. I guess the years after college change you drastically, because none of us were really up for the college "scene." I was never much of a social butterfly in college but I wasn't a hermit, either... but this experience made me realize just how much we've all matured. We were invited to a party by one of our teammates who is still in college, and spent about 20 minutes standing in a circle amongst crazy kids until we decided we were just too old for that stuff. We ended up going back to our hotel and zonking out. I wouldn't have wanted it any other way, to be honest. The following night we spent in downtown Syracuse at our favorite haunt, Daisy Dukes. Guess we're all just country girls at heart. ;)
Our game was a ton of fun, even though some of us older girls were a little out of shape. And by "a little out of shape," I mean nearly having asthma attacks on the ice. This definitely lit the fire under me to get involved in a league as soon as I get settled somewhere. I didn't realize just how much I missed playing hockey and being on the ice... this has been the longest period of not being on skates in my entire life.
Here's a pic of the girls who made it to the game:
4.06.2011
#ProgressIs
WARNING: Sappy post ahead
Audi's awesome Twitter, a few months ago, held a contest for the best tweet that contained the hashtag #ProgressIs. Since then, I have been using this hashtag in my everyday life, from progressing in work-related tasks to progressing at mundane things I need to take care of. This is definitely not what they intended, but it's kind of a morale booster.
This week, however, I am applying it to a very special part of my life which I don't often talk about: my Rheumatoid Arthritis. Many people confuse Rheumatoid Arthritis with "regular" arthritis, which is a wearing down of the joints over time or repeated use. RA is different in that it is an autoimmune disease, where the body attacks itself (to put it simply.) Since being diagnosed in November with an aggressive form of RA after months of symptoms, I had not done any physical activity apart from snowboarding. (Nothing can keep me from snowboarding-- even pain!) After several treatments, I have started to feel much better, and last night I decided to go for my first jog in TWO YEARS. I did not experience any pain at all, apart from the feeling that my lungs were going to explode from non-use...
IT. WAS. AWESOME.
I finally understood what it is like to come back from a sickness or injury and begin to improve. I am so happy for the amazing medical advancements that have been made in the past ten years; without them, I would still be unable to walk once waking up in the morning, and crying from pain and frustration when trying to open a water bottle with my hands. I am also participating in an alumni hockey game this weekend in Syracuse, which will be my first time on the ice since my symptoms starting occurring in 2009.
I'd call that progress!
This week, however, I am applying it to a very special part of my life which I don't often talk about: my Rheumatoid Arthritis. Many people confuse Rheumatoid Arthritis with "regular" arthritis, which is a wearing down of the joints over time or repeated use. RA is different in that it is an autoimmune disease, where the body attacks itself (to put it simply.) Since being diagnosed in November with an aggressive form of RA after months of symptoms, I had not done any physical activity apart from snowboarding. (Nothing can keep me from snowboarding-- even pain!) After several treatments, I have started to feel much better, and last night I decided to go for my first jog in TWO YEARS. I did not experience any pain at all, apart from the feeling that my lungs were going to explode from non-use...
IT. WAS. AWESOME.
I finally understood what it is like to come back from a sickness or injury and begin to improve. I am so happy for the amazing medical advancements that have been made in the past ten years; without them, I would still be unable to walk once waking up in the morning, and crying from pain and frustration when trying to open a water bottle with my hands. I am also participating in an alumni hockey game this weekend in Syracuse, which will be my first time on the ice since my symptoms starting occurring in 2009.
I'd call that progress!
4.04.2011
The End is Near
I have sad news to report.
The 2010-2011 ski/snowboard season is drawing to a close.
I know.
What will we do?! That awful, yearning feeling you get in May, June, July, August and September, when all you want to do is be on a snowy mountain, will return shortly. It makes getting through loneliness and despair seem like a walk through the park. The upside is, however, that we are able to take up and/or perfect our skills at summer sports... even though all we will want to do is ride. While we are participating in these sports, the time will pass quickly, and summer will be over as soon as we know it-- and winter will be back, in all of its magnificent and snowy glory.
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