If you are my friend on facebook, I am sorry I am such a hater of snow or winter! I thought I would post things that I am grateful for the snow or winter. To give you a background picture, if you don't know me very well, I not too fond of snow. I grew up in a town that on average gets about 200 inches/16 feet of snow yearly! Lead, South Dakota is one of the snowiest places in America.
I have skied a little bit with the help of Ski For Light. But other then that I don't like being out in the cold. I not very confident in driving in snow, which I totally should be. Even though in Lead I did it, I didn't like it very much.
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| Skiing at Deer Mountain for SFL |
This is were my first grateful thing comes into play!
1. I am grateful that I grew up in Lead, b/c even though I don't like it, I know that I can drive in the snow. We don't get very much snow here in central Oregon (not like Lead anyways) so I am out of habit, but I can do it!
2. I am also grateful that I grew up in South Dakota because I am a pro for walking on ice! Ok, maybe not a pro, but for having CP I think I do pretty good. This is the earliest we have seen winter here in OR, since I got here 8 years ago. It also has been breaking record lows, so it is very cold and icy. Last night I was walking outside for work, I thought I know exactly where and how to step. So I don't fall. I was thinking this is why I grew up in Lead. I adapted and learned how to safely walk on the ice so I didn't fall. Now I am trying to use my walking sticks when it is icy out. I think maybe I should of use these when I was younger. It probably would have saved a few falls! Right Ward? ;)
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| I got pretty good at stopping and turning for a girl with CP |
3. I am grateful for snow tire and my new 4 wheel drive! Today I went up to my friend house. Her daughter said, did you walk up here? I said no. She asked me how I got up the hill, b/c it was very icy. She said they couldn't get up it last night! I told her I had an awesome car!!! My new ford escape!! Before I got my escape, I had a Buick, the Lord totally provided me with a set of snow tires, so I knew I be confident driving in the snow!
This comes to a God story! (I love God stories)!!! A couple years ago my friend said "Bri, did you get new tires?" I said no! She said "Are you sure you didn't get new tires? I said, I think I would know if I got new tires!! Finally after the 3rd time of asking me, I got out of my car, and was confused. 1. I didn't put new tires on my car, and 2. I had no idea where those tire came from. Come to find out my friend took my car (without me knowing) and put snow tires on my car!!!!
4. I am also grateful for all the snowfall in SD! I guess!!! The other day my roommate was amazed that I was outside sweeping off all the snow off my car. It was about 3-4 inches. I told her that that was everyday back home. If you didn't get out and do it, 1. you weren't going anywhere and 2. more would just pile up till your car was buried!! Even though I have CP, I need to get out and clean off my car. If I let my CP stop me from doing this, I would not be going anywhere. (In SD anyways!!) So if you see me cleaning off my car, don't be shocked, I am just a girl from SD wanting to get out my house!!
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| Sorry it burry! but this is me in a bi-ski!!! So fun!! |
5. Ok, there might be one little secret that I like about the snow...shhhhhh. (don't tell anyone). I do enjoy skiing a little bit. Growing up a mile high in SD, we had two pretty good ski hills. When I was very little, my sisters learned to ski up at Deer Mountain. During those days I stayed in the lodge or at home b/c my mom and dad didn't know if I could physically do it. But in high school, I got to join the Ski For Light program. This is where I learned to downhill ski, and to bi-ski. During SFL I got pretty good on the bunny hill by myself. When we went up top on the chairlift I would use a tetherpole, where my guide (Deb Tinker) would guide me down the hill. Going up on top was always fun, but exhausting! The year I graduated college (2005), I got the chance to go ski up at Lake Tahoe with Ward and Noah
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| Me sking at Mt. Rose with my guide |
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| Mt Rose!! It might be time to go back Van Guilder family! |
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