For Christmas, I got Riley a used snowboard from Craigslist and he and I went snowboarding in Colorado. I had heard that giving experiences was better than giving stuff. We left our house at 4:00 AM and there was a few inches of snow here which is really scary since there isn't any snow removal equipment here. It took us a long time to get to the airport but we made it. When we got to Colorado, they had record low temperatures and tons of snow. Fortunately, we were prepared and had brought a whole lot of warm clothes to wear.
We went with some of our friends from our church (Darrell and his son Jared) and despite the freezing and occasionally blizzard-like conditions we had a pretty good time. Unfortunately, large amounts of powder isn't great for a beginning snowboarder but Riley was (mostly) brave.
In the end, I think it is true that an experience is better than stuff. We had fun and I hope that Riley will remember that time for the rest of his life.
In the end, I think it is true that an experience is better than stuff. We had fun and I hope that Riley will remember that time for the rest of his life.
