Rocky Mountain High(s) (and Lows)

Just back from spring break in Telluride with some friends and their kids. Here are the highs and lows:

High: H skiing double black diamond mogul runs
Low: Me having to take the bail out run around and wait for her at the bottom--I'm proud of her, but it's a bit humiliating being out-skied by a 7-year-old (guess I'll be taking a bumps lesson next year)

High: T skiing a black diamond mogul run
Low: A good 20 feet of that being on his butt

Low: Friend we were with dislocating his shoulder
High: He's an ER doc, and re-set it himself (ew!)

High: Same friend feeling better and testing his range of motion later that night
Low: Friend dislocating it again in the process (and re-setting it again)

High: T getting big air off a jump in the terrain park and landing on his feet
Low: After landing on his feet, falling backward on his butt, then forward on his head (thank goodness for helmets!)

High: Everyone skiing the Plunge
Low: Not being able to locate "I skied the Plunge" t-shirts after telling the kids about them and getting them all amped--that was whack

High: Scenic drive on winding mountain roads past Ralph Lauren's ranch to the airport
Low: Said winding mountain roads inducing carsickness in both H and T, which then almost triggered a chain reaction of puke amongst the rest of us! We pulled over and the local police stopped to make sure we were OK, then proceeded to direct traffic as we got everyone cleaned up. We put all the pukey clothes in one suitcase--I feel bad for the TSA screener who inspected that one!

High: 6 days of skiing under robin's egg-blue skies
Low: we now look like a family of reverse raccoons

I spent last night and today in re-entry mode--going through mail, grocery shopping, laundering pukey clothes, watching recorded shows. I think Stephanie is the chef to beat on Top Chef. And sadly, I'm a bit bored by AI--I still like David Cook (but he's no Blake, despite Randy's comment about him being the most original contestant ever--as if), Jason Castro and Brooke White, but nobody really grabs my attention and we won't be going to the concert this year. Last week's Rock of Love was great not only because Megan finally went (yeah!), but also because Heather rules!