So as I have mentioned in the last two posts, I was able to visit my best friend Bethany at her university in Idaho over my break. It was so fun to shadow her life, meet her friends, and be her roommate for those five days.
{This is her favorite photo of us. We're so little! This was the summer of '08. Please notice my sunburned nose haha}
I’ve known this girl for twelve years and she is one of the most loving and encouraging girls I’ve ever met. She has such a strong relationship with God and her passion for him is so evident in who she is and how she lives. Not to mention she has a wonderful sense of humor, fun, and adventure. I’ve experienced so much of my life with her that she’s truly become my sister. My parents, brothers, and even grandparents all acknowledge her as part of the family. So, needless to say, those days with her were amazing. Spending time with her was like getting some much needed fresh air.
Our time together basically consisted of me going to class with her and then watching her study her brains out, though we were able to squeeze in some very fun moments. We went to a dollar theater and saw Real Steel. I’ll be honest, I thought I’d hate it because it definitely isn’t my kind of movie, but I really liked it and Hugh Jackman was great eye candy (: We also watched Hercules and I got her hooked on Once Upon A Time.
On Saturday a group of us drove up to Bogus Basin and went night skiing/snowboarding. This was a rather exciting and terrifying adventure for me since I had never being skiing or snowboarding in my life. After getting up to the mountain, renting our gear, and getting our lift tickets I was promptly taken to the bunny slope and taught how to ski. I got the basic concept but was by NO means good. Then Bethany’s boyfriend Todd {who is a great guy minus this upcoming lack of judgement} decided to take us up the mountain because “you learn on a real slope.” We got to the top of a blue run and they sent me on my way. I went straight down that mountain. Some how I had missed the memo about zig zagging down the mountain. So I literally just went straight down. I was so scared at how fast I would get going I would intentionally make myself fall {my body and the snow became very well acquainted} After falling hard multiple time I told myself I would just keeping going no matter how scared I was. HUGE mistake! I FLEW down the mountain and I screamed the whole way. Most of the time I screamed, “I HATE SKIING!!.” I’m pretty sure I saw my entire life flash before my eyes. I finally fell over again and decided I would be walking down the rest of the hill no matter how far I had to go. After my heart stopped pounding I spent the rest of the night on the bunny slope and I was perfectly all right with that.
The next morning I felt like I had been beat up in my sleep, but I can look back fondly on my first skiing experience {and I got a great story out of it}. Idaho was beautiful, the skiing was fun, and being with Bethany was such an encouragement leading up to a new semester!
