So much snow!

We have been getting tons of snow here in Central Oregon lately! I don't think either of us knew exactly what we were getting ourselves into moving from sunny warm Orlando Florida to Bend (mountain ski town) Oregon! What a contrast!! But needless to say, we're getting along just fine, and think the snow is awesome! Plus it's afforded us the opportunity we never would have had living in Orlando to go snowboarding!

This is totally a hobby I am starting to fall in love with!! It's really hard, and I have a newfound respect for those professional snowboarders you see in the X-games and whatnot who make carving down the mountain and jumping off rails look like a cake walk. I can BARELY make it down the run without falling down, and have just started being able to turn so I don't crash into people, fences, or trees, which I have done all of. I have figured out how to stop and slow down without falling, which is a MAJOR improvement compared to the first time we went. Our first trip up, I was scared to death, and speed = TERRIFYING! But every time I would start moving I would pick up speed, get scared, and the only way I knew to stop was to make myself fall down! It' a little different now. At lease when I get going faster I don't get scared, I know how to slow down, move around people, and best of all I don't fall off of the lift anymore!

If you haveb't tried snowboarding and you live in a place where you have a mountain close enough to visit I totally recommend it! It's such a good work out and really fun too!

Here's some more pictures of our little winter wonderland!

Our apartment from the parking lot

The snow Doug's truck has accumulated