Hello everyone!
There is much to write about since obviously it has been awhile and I apologize! But I have a moment to write to you all before I go to a Christmas party on the mountain. Where to start... well our first big competition of the season went really well. We had a total of 220 participants both male and female and it was a Slalom open... so basically the race down the mountain and they have to hit every gate on the way as fast as they can. The first day was sooo cold and windy and by far more interesting than the second day. One of the guys I work with had to be taken to the hospital because he was setting up for the competition and was going under a rope and got clotheslined in the process by a rope at the top of the mountain. He is ok now.. he just has a rope burn on his neck and had a concussion... we are happy he didn't loose his head. That would of been a real bad day. But it was fun watching all the athletes ski and to learn more about Slalom racing. At the end of each day we do a medal ceremony for the top 3 placers. again... it was cold and windy at both ceremonies. I have met most of my volunteers for the season. They are all older. Like older than my parents or around the same age. (I'm not saying that my parents are OLD... sorry mom and dad if you thought that...not what I meant.. just giving everyone an idea... please let me come home for xmas still!) Anyways, before I met any of them, some people warned me not to let the volunteers walk all over me. So keeping that in mind, I killed them with kindness on the very first day and I think I have already won most of them over. It felt good knowing that I was getting along with them and they felt comfortable around me. That was a major plus!
After the long weekend, I had two days off of work (monday and tuesday). Monday I went skiing for the first time!!! It was snowing and cold but I ended up loving it. Well, that is a lie... the first run I acted like a brat and complained the whole way down the mountain because I was scared and kept falling. I fell about 5 times but then I started to get the hang of it and by the time I was at the bottom of the mountain I wanted to go again, even though my body already hurt and I was grumpy. BUT we ended up going two more times (because that is all my body could actually handle) and I only fell two more times. It was a great success! AND to answer my dad's question.. NO I DID NOT GO ON ANY OF THE BUNNY HILLS!!!! (that wasn't me yelling. it was me being excited and proud that I started on the big kid slopes) so anyways, skiing was amazing...quiet the workout. I'm finally not sore and can put my pants on without having to sit. I'm ready to go again this week! wahoo! Tuesday we drove out to Hebron to Emma's parents house to do laundry and bake Christmas cookies. It was so much fun and so nice to be at a home home for the day. I am so thankful that Paul and Nadine (Em's parents) have adopted me into their family. They have been great to me and have opened up their arms and given me the love and attention I need from adult figures like my parents. They have given me a home away from home which is amazing. Tuesday night we went to a Christmas party at Emma's other job at 22 Broadway which is an Italian restaurant. They did a Yankee swap which is kinda like a white elephant party. We won a bottle of wine and two Ski the East pint glasses which we gave to Devin. It was a lot of fun! I am pretty sure I also scored myself a hostess position there a couple nights a week which will be awesome because then I'll have a little more money to stay comfortable on. :)
Work this week has been pretty slow because we didn't have a competition this weekend. But this week we have a 4 day competition called the Eastern Cup. It is going to be a busy week all around the mountain because it is the week before Christmas and people are starting to show up for the holiday festivities. Today is Winterfest at Sunday River. It is the first night for night skiing, we have fireworks, a warm coat drive, and an Ugly Sweater party at the Foggy Goggle. Emma, Devin, and I don't have ugly sweaters, but we have plenty of Christmas decorations to decorate ourselves with. It is suppose to snow 12-16 inches tonight... YIKES. and I have the day off tomorrow... maybe I'll build a snowman.
Anyways, I am about a week away from coming home to warm California. I can't wait to see everyone and spend a few days with all my favorite people. I am missing home every once and awhile and it is still hard to believe that I live all the way across the country now. But for positive thoughts, I have found a list full of jobs I will be applying for back in California the next couple of weeks. So good news is is that I will be returning at the end of the season, if any of you were concerned! I love and miss you all! See youuu soon! Well maybe... I look like Casper now so I may blend into the walls. hehe just kidding!
Lots of loveeeee
Tor
Winter Wonderland
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
It's been awhile...
and today is my first day of relaxation since I have been here! It has been a crazy week and a half and it makes it seem like I have been here for months already... so here is a update my friends and fam!
work: my job is awesome and i love it so far. my building is a little shack of a building next to the slope like i had mentioned before. Kate (my boss) wants the resort to remodel the inside because it needs some work. Emma, Devin, and I call it the frat house office. the wooden floors are worn in, the windows are old, the couches were donated, things are falling a part, and there is always a 30 rack of beer in the fridge... but i love everything about it. apparently the building was the first ski shop at Sunday River back in the day and it was called Frosty's or something like that. I love my boss, Kate. We get along really well already and she is open to new ideas that I have to share with her, which is really nice. Last week she took me on a non-related work field trip to play with a bunch of puppies... AWESOME... and they were black and yellow labies... my life was complete. i miss my pups.. we have cats here.. they are cool tho... anyways.. this past weekend was my first event! and Kate was gone on the first day! the event was called Demo Days and guests could register for $10 each day to Demo brand skis from 12 different vendors on the mountain and then if they wanted to buy a pair, they got $50 off their purchase. It was a pretty sweet deal! the first day we had 179 people demo and sunday we had about 85. It was a great turn out this year and everyone was happy. Today is my day off and i have thursday off as well because Emma and I are going on a little adventure! but our first big race is next weekend and it is a FIS Open... apparently they are a big deal, I have no idea about anything on competition skiing but I guess I will find out soon, won't I?
life in general: outside of work, we have been pretty busy. I love living with Emma and Devin... I honestly dont think I would of made this move if I had to live by myself. yikes. we all get a long really well and things are just easy for all of us. Emma and I have been on a couple fun adventures together. I'm learning and seeing a lot of Bethel and the surrounding areas. It's beautiful and there is a lot of space... meaning everything around here is pretty spread out.. reminds me of home. The STARS at night are probably the most amazing things I have ever seen in my life. and if you know anything about me... you would know I LOVE STARS. However, it is too cold at night to sit outside to look at them but you can see them from inside which is still pretty amazing. the sky is so dark and clear, you could almost reach up and touch the stars. I have never seen such a beautiful site.
There is this place called Suds Pub and it is walking distance from our house and we have been there twice now. It is pretty cool! It is down in a basement of the main restaurant and it is definitely the typical ski pub. on tuesday nights they have $5 pizza night which is bomb cause then you have left overs for lunch the next day. Other places we have gone: The Matterhorn, The Roadhouse Rooster, and The Foggy Google (which is at the resort). All have been great experiences. and apparently the normal drink size here for mixed drinks is a pint.. goodnightttttt.... We have football Sundays after work at our apartment where we play games and watch the game and just hang out after a long weekend of work... it is a great way to relax with a beer or apple cider and rum <--- SO YUMMY!
For Thanksgiving, I went to Emma's parents house and had a wonderful time. It was different from my family's Thanksgiving tradition but it was a really great time and I felt part of their family, which I am very thankful for. I watched the parade for the first time in a long time. We baked a pie, a turkey, this stuffing deliciousness that had the stuffing and potatoes mixed together, carrots, a kale salad, we had 3 kinds of cranberry sauce, homemade bread, and other things that I am sure I forgot. But it was delicious and I was a happily full camper. Definitely got a food coma.
Anyways, that is all I can really think about all that has happened in the past week or so. It has been quiet the adventure already. It snowed last night and it looks beautiful outside today. I took a walk to the post office and it was perfect, not too cold! Hopefully I will learn to ski this week or next and build myself a snowman!! so exciting, I know. anyways, shout out to Matt on passing the Bar Exam and being born (it is his birthday today...Happy Birthday). I miss everyone and cannot wait to come home in a couple of weeks for Christmas celebrations! Talk to all you lovelies soon!
Love love love from the cold tundra of Maine!
Tor
work: my job is awesome and i love it so far. my building is a little shack of a building next to the slope like i had mentioned before. Kate (my boss) wants the resort to remodel the inside because it needs some work. Emma, Devin, and I call it the frat house office. the wooden floors are worn in, the windows are old, the couches were donated, things are falling a part, and there is always a 30 rack of beer in the fridge... but i love everything about it. apparently the building was the first ski shop at Sunday River back in the day and it was called Frosty's or something like that. I love my boss, Kate. We get along really well already and she is open to new ideas that I have to share with her, which is really nice. Last week she took me on a non-related work field trip to play with a bunch of puppies... AWESOME... and they were black and yellow labies... my life was complete. i miss my pups.. we have cats here.. they are cool tho... anyways.. this past weekend was my first event! and Kate was gone on the first day! the event was called Demo Days and guests could register for $10 each day to Demo brand skis from 12 different vendors on the mountain and then if they wanted to buy a pair, they got $50 off their purchase. It was a pretty sweet deal! the first day we had 179 people demo and sunday we had about 85. It was a great turn out this year and everyone was happy. Today is my day off and i have thursday off as well because Emma and I are going on a little adventure! but our first big race is next weekend and it is a FIS Open... apparently they are a big deal, I have no idea about anything on competition skiing but I guess I will find out soon, won't I?
life in general: outside of work, we have been pretty busy. I love living with Emma and Devin... I honestly dont think I would of made this move if I had to live by myself. yikes. we all get a long really well and things are just easy for all of us. Emma and I have been on a couple fun adventures together. I'm learning and seeing a lot of Bethel and the surrounding areas. It's beautiful and there is a lot of space... meaning everything around here is pretty spread out.. reminds me of home. The STARS at night are probably the most amazing things I have ever seen in my life. and if you know anything about me... you would know I LOVE STARS. However, it is too cold at night to sit outside to look at them but you can see them from inside which is still pretty amazing. the sky is so dark and clear, you could almost reach up and touch the stars. I have never seen such a beautiful site.
There is this place called Suds Pub and it is walking distance from our house and we have been there twice now. It is pretty cool! It is down in a basement of the main restaurant and it is definitely the typical ski pub. on tuesday nights they have $5 pizza night which is bomb cause then you have left overs for lunch the next day. Other places we have gone: The Matterhorn, The Roadhouse Rooster, and The Foggy Google (which is at the resort). All have been great experiences. and apparently the normal drink size here for mixed drinks is a pint.. goodnightttttt.... We have football Sundays after work at our apartment where we play games and watch the game and just hang out after a long weekend of work... it is a great way to relax with a beer or apple cider and rum <--- SO YUMMY!
For Thanksgiving, I went to Emma's parents house and had a wonderful time. It was different from my family's Thanksgiving tradition but it was a really great time and I felt part of their family, which I am very thankful for. I watched the parade for the first time in a long time. We baked a pie, a turkey, this stuffing deliciousness that had the stuffing and potatoes mixed together, carrots, a kale salad, we had 3 kinds of cranberry sauce, homemade bread, and other things that I am sure I forgot. But it was delicious and I was a happily full camper. Definitely got a food coma.
Anyways, that is all I can really think about all that has happened in the past week or so. It has been quiet the adventure already. It snowed last night and it looks beautiful outside today. I took a walk to the post office and it was perfect, not too cold! Hopefully I will learn to ski this week or next and build myself a snowman!! so exciting, I know. anyways, shout out to Matt on passing the Bar Exam and being born (it is his birthday today...Happy Birthday). I miss everyone and cannot wait to come home in a couple of weeks for Christmas celebrations! Talk to all you lovelies soon!
Love love love from the cold tundra of Maine!
Tor
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