hmmm....

p.s. I don't know why these pictures came out so small....they are all on my facebook page so if you REALLY need to check out my retro style, or the seafoam green suit, go there.

BUT IT GET'S BETTER CON'T

So, Monday April 19th was employee ski day at Vail. We got to ski off of 3 lifts that were open for employees only. Then we all came down to the base where we got a free lunch (Moe's bbq) and had the chance to win prizes, etc. All while a dj was playing. After the prizes were awarded..I didn't win shit, they announced that there was to be a special guest band. You can only imagine my excitement when they announced that it was Guster (see previous post) Not only was this my favorite band but the stage was some little chincy thing set up right on the snow!! We were less than a foot away. We didn't ACTUALLY stand that close because that would have been wierd, but WE COULD HAVE! Anyway, there I am, front and center, with my friend Andrew just rockin out!! Guster is awesome in the sense that they are just really goofy guys who like to have fun so they interacted with us and talked with us and just played to have a good time. The one guitar player still had his ski boots on! It was the grand finale to my awesome week! At the end of the show they were talking about how great we all were and they then thanked those of us who stuck around for their little impromtu show and the lead singer looked and pointed RIGHT AT ME!! (ryan is my witness...) OH, and i was literally only like 3 feet away from him so there was no mistaking it! Made my day! It felt like it was a private show! Guster, twice in 24 hours...it was a great end to this season, now...let's go to the beach!

BUT IT GETS BETTER!!!

GUSTER!!!

So, everyone who knows me well knows that Guster is my favorite band! (tied with slightly stoopid, but thats for another post) So, you can only imagine how excited I was to hear that Guster was playing a show for Springback to Vail this season. Springback is just a clearly, super creative way of naming the last week of our season. Sense my sarcasm...anyway, I was super super excited to go see them,even though I already have quite a few times. Anyway, we get down to the show and its PACKED!! I am already super bummed because we missed the beginning and we can't see anything so I'm desperately trying to find a good spot. My friend Heather decides that we should poach a hotel balcony and watch from up above!!(thank you Heather, if you read this...made my night!) So, we proceed through the lobby of the Sitzmark hotel and straight up the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, is a guy who is clearly, gaurding the balcony from people just like us. As we walk by, he yells, "hey are you staying here??" and Heather yells back, "Yeah, our friends are, we are going to see them" Then he continues with, "What's their name?" This is all happening while we are walking up the stairs. Heather is already at the second floor so I have to respond. Since we started drinking really really early and I was a little stressed about getting outside to see the show, the only name I can think of is Smith. So I respond with "Smith...John I think..." John Smith. What kind of asshole comes up with that?? The kid just starts laughing at me and I run up the stairs to catch Heather. Thankfully, he didn't come after us but I don't think Heather will let me live that one down for awhile. John Smith. I'm that asshole.

4 at 4 Shenanigans

Sunday was 4 at 4 day. This means that since it's the last day of the season, everyone usually dresses up like idiots and meet at the top of chair 4 at 4pm. Simple enough right? Well, my dear friends and I decided to dress up like, you guessed it, idiots and drink till the sun goes down. We took one last run down "Forever", the run and rode chair 5 up for the last time. (Vail is ripping it out this summer to replace with a new chair, which we hate) We then scoured the crowd for the next couple hours, which was entertainment enough. Here are some pics of the styles we were rockin...
oh, p.s. that handsome thing in the seafoam green suit belongs to me...;)

stand by me

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/the-muppets-do-stand-by-me/20b0uwbn


there are no words...this makes me endlessly happy!

MY DRUG HABIT...

These are fondly known as crack. I just can't stop. I'm serious, I'm developing a severe crack mango habit. I can't even put into words how obsessed I am with these dried mangoes. Don't ever try them because you too will be an addict. Just say no to crack!

I NEED A SNORKEL!

SO... IT WAS A POWDER DAY AT VAIL MOUNTAIN!! IN APRIL!! In the last 2 days we have gotten over 30 inches of snow!! In the last week, we have gotten 4 feet! Who could have seen this one coming?? Yesterday was, quite possibly, the best powder day I've had in over 2 years! It was insane! To top that off, I didn't have to wait in a lift line all day! No one was skiing Vail Mountain! All i can figure is that the ski ability level of the guests here this week is not high enough for them to enjoy this sort of thing! It was crazy, FACE SHOTS ALL DAY!!! (for those of you who don't know what a face shot is, in terms of skiing, it is when the snow is so deep that it is hitting you in the face during the run) and yes, powder face shots are often used as a sexual reference too...this makes things interesting. ;) Sometimes the snow is so deep and you get so much in your face that you feel as if you are suffocating...but in that case, I would die happy!