Denton Hill

Well, we have arrived back home again safe and sound. This weekend, we traveled up to Galeton for the annual ski trip with John's family and friends. We try to make the best out of every situation, so I will say, "we had fun." First off, there is absolutely nothing to do in Galeton. The nearest grocery store is 45 minutes away. (that should be a hint that there is no mall even in sight!) Our room at the good old Ok Yoke had no heat and no hot water. It was a little miserable. So, we sat at the bar Friday and Saturday night, shooting the breeze with John's friends.

This was my 3rd time going here with John but I had yet to ski Denton. I learned here for the very first time though. I decided to purchase a lift ticket and go down 1 of the 5 slopes that happened to be open. (there are many more slopes, but the conditions never seem to be right for everything to open) I did a green dot with ease. Fell once, but quickly recovered. I decided to venture out to a blue square slope. (green is the easiest slope, followed by blue, then a black diamond, then double black) I became so frustrated with myself because I could not get down this hill without falling. The first time, I feel about 30 feet TWICE, and on my back. I did the hill over 3 more times and continued to do the same thing! I couldn't do it and was getting so frustrated with myself.
Anyway, back in the lift line, John's friends, Bob and Joe, broke the ski lift. They were messing around and both fell right before getting on, so the operator stopped the lift so the could get back up. Well, after that, the lift didn't come back on. The ski patrol had ropes and everything ready to get the people down who were already on the lift. It was a fairly pretty funny sight. For that, Joe won the squirrel award of the weekend.(in back): Bob and Amy Smoker, Linda and myself. (in front): Joe Madigan and John....

Just another night at the bar.....

Home Sweet Home: 1/1-1/8

I am actually feeling glad to be home. Our vacation was amazing. John and I had so much fun together. I think all we did was lay by the pool and eat. Our hotel was so big, but it was neat because our room was right next to the ocean, pool, 2 restaurants, and a bar! There were a lot of good times on our trip, but John got a pretty sick on Saturday, so we kind of laid low for the end of the week. Flights went smoothly, or so I thought. (John will tend to differ with that though).
Here are just a few pictures of our travels.....

Early one morning, we took horses out for about 1 hour. We rode through forests, and right along the water. (ok, my horse splashed in the ocean, but I still loved it anyway)

I knew there were some hidden cowboys out in Baron Country.

John and I had such a great time together. It was nice just to get away with only us....

A walk on the beach....

There were about 5 restaurants in which we had the choice to eat. Here we are at Dreams, one of the nicest. We had a fabulous dinner with an ocean view right next to us. There is honestly nothing better than that....

This picture was taken the last day as we were leaving.
It was such an awesome site to see....

Ahh, I start school tomorrow too! I am so excited to be back in the swing of things. Alright, I've got to get back to doing laundry.... there is quite a lot of it....