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.
5 comments:
This post made me teary eyed and not because of all the cold. Great memories for both of you and the grand parents too.
Sweet, sound like you guys had a lot of fun! If you wanted good snow though, Utah is the place to be. We have the greatest snow on earth, ya know! Haha
I've had so many good memories from Loveland.
It may not be the best snow, but it's where Grandma and Grandpa live and we were so happy to have all those brave snowboarders at out home.
Actually, the show was great this time. Even the temperature doesn't bother me that much when I am covered from head to foot.
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