Ski Weekend

This past weekend was our Hanscom family's annual ski trip.  Much like last year, it consisted of some cocktails,

Lots of sugary snacks,

Some friendly competition,

One pregnant woman,

And, of course, some skiing & snowboarding!

Danny Kent, Matt Bader, Heidi Bader, Jace Anders, Crystal Ornelas, Peter Foster, Liz Damato, Brian Reese & Danielle Reese

So here's a quick recap of the weekend's festivities.  We had 5 couples for this year's trip to Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow, VT.

Pete & Crystal

Matt & Heidi

DK & Liz

Ali & Jace

Brian & Danielle

Friday night was a great time.  We laughed a lot, drank a lot (H2O for me peeps, no worries), ordered some Wicked Good pizza, watched the NHL all-star game draft (professional athletes picked their team as if they were playing kickball in the playground - sucks to get picked last on national television) and played Taboo.  Highlight of the night was Heidi explaining her new obsession with Shellac-ing her nails - the picture speaks for itself!

The long day at the office, coupled with the 3-hour drive got to some of us sooner than others (calling out Jace, DK and Liz for their 12:00 AM trip to Loft Tavern for some "atmosphere") but eventually we all hit the sack safely in anticipation of hitting the slopes the next day.

On Saturday everyone woke to the smell of a fabulous breakfast being prepared by Matt, Brian and Pete (thanks guys).  Bacon, eggs and some tots got everyone calorie saturated for the day and it was off for the lifts around 9:30.  I headed over to Jackson's Gore for a facial & massage around 11:00 - thank you, Santa!

Everyone started to roll back into the condo around 4 o'clock with all the war stories of the day... Bades talking about his 3' of air (ending in a yard sale), Jace earning Most Improved from last year by actually pointing his skis towards the bottom of the mountain vs. snowplowing his way down the runs and Heidi receiving praises from the whole group for all the great tips she gave everyone!  It was a blast listening to all the stories as the Coors Light began to flow once again.  Pete & Crystal thought ahead and brought some grub (caesar salad, pasta, and garlic bread) so some of the guys whipped up an Italian feast for us all.  Dishes were done in no time flat in preparation for the NHL all-star skills challenge - thank goodness that was on!  Saracasm there, yes.  We toughed through that and busted out a few games before we all hit the sack around 11 - yes, that's right, the old timers didn't even make it to midnight after a rough day on the slopes of Okemo!

All-in-all what a great trip - especially fun for Jace and I as we prepare to trade in our free weekends and quick, spontaneous get-aways for poopy diapers and spit-up!  Thanks again to Pete and Crystal for organizing such a fun trip for all of us.  Can't wait for ski trip 2012!!!