day 126

all good things must come to an end.

but not before we take millions of pictures in front of the lake

day 125

today's winter sport of choice? snow tubing.

much better than ice skating - no coordination required

oh! and today was new year's eve! possibly the most boring one I've ever experienced - but good nonetheless :) we couldn't get the TV to work in the house, so we had to count down to midnight on Don's watch, and then I blasted Mariah Carey's version of Auld Lang Syne on the iPod speakers while we all sipped champagne. now that's what I call a party.

seeing as though i've had a lot of time on my hands on this nice little mountainous getaway, i've done what i do best: make lists. don'tcha wanna read them?!

list 1: the Bests and Worsts of 2010 (obviously.)

worsts:

- january 5, the day mom-mom went to heaven, and all of the sadness that came after that day

- moving into and out of allegany, and into knox towers all in the same year (pretty sure this is one of my mom's worsts too...)

- two semesters in a row of 18 credits and two jobs at a time

bests:

- SPAIN - the friends, the food, the world cup, the bars, Rafaela, the day trips, Cadaques, Rome, Alicante, Marie, Carmen

- our apartment :) i love knox 210

- i loved 2119 Allegany, too

- beach clubs

- outer banks

- a new cousin

anddd list 2: My New Year's Resolutions

- blog more often!

- back up the hard drive on my computer

- purge my life/apartment of clothes & things that I don't need

- don't gossip and/or be mean, unnecessarily (had to add that clause in there because, come on, i'm not actually going to stop gossiping.)

- watch more movies

- don't eat 2 hours before bed

- go on and/or plan another major trip (hopefully to Spain..?!? we'll see.)

that's all, folks :) happy 2011!

day 124

today we shopped in lake placid and went ice skating on the olympic ice skating rink. let's just say i'm not the most graceful/coordinated person in the world. i made 2 laps around the rink before I called it quits. shopping is obviously more my speed.

it may look like caley and i are ice skating in that picture, but really she's skating and i'm holding on, hoping i don't fall

day 123

today we left on a semi-spontaneous trip to the Adirondacks...Saranac Lake to be specific. It was a loooong 8 hour drive, but thankfully I slept most of the way. Our family friends let us stay at their house right on the lake. Everything about it was beautiful (except for the 20 minute drive up the one lane, tree lined, snow covered, zig zag road you have to go on just to get to the house). Once my stomach returned to normal after each car ride I was able to enjoy it all :)

The picture is the view of the lake from their house. I can't imagine how beautiful it is in the summertime!