As a Missouri resident there isn't a whole lot of in-state skiing you can do. Really there is only one place and it is called Hidden Valley. It is unlike anything I have previously skied but not necessarily in a good way, and to be honest I don't really plan on returning. I have skied in Vail,Colorado every year during the week after Christmas since I was four years old. I knew Hidden Valley wouldn't compare with its man-made snow and only four or five lifts that lead to maybe ten different short runs. I told myself that I would go with my two friends just to get my equipment out and use it one last time for the season. I wouldn't say I regret going, but I really don't think I need to go again. It was nice to be able to ski with friends who can't afford to travel to Colorado, and you are definitely getting what you paid for. A Vail Resort (includes Beaver Creek, Arapahoe Basin, Vail, and Keystone) day lift ticket is currently priced at $165 and rising. And that doesn't include food, lodging, ski equipment, or gas/airfare. Hidden Valley day lift tickets are $48, and since my friends and I went on college day we got half off of that with our student ID. It really just depends on what you're looking for. It is a great place for beginner skiers to learn and see if it is something they like. It is also great for seniors who may have slowed down and want a shorter run or who don't acclimate to high Colorado altitudes. For me, though, I think I'll stick with the mountains.
Later that night one of the two girls I skied with took me to a place in Collinsville,Illinois called Wild Country. I am not extremely country, but as I said in previous entries I do have a farm and I can be a little country when I feel like it! So I put on my red plaid flannel and my jeans and boots and I went to dance! Except um...I don't know any of the dances. There was one that I really liked where men danced with their women; another one I did not like because it consisted of men and women calling rhymed vulgar insults back and forth over and over. I cuss, sure, but I thought the song was a little too much. I had a good time with my friend, and even though I would have probably enjoyed my night spent getting drunk with she and her boyfriend at his house (which was plan B) this wasn't bad. It would have been much more fun if I had known what I was doing, but apparently they have times where newbies can come to be taught the dances. I would definitely go to that before I went solo again.
I slept over at my friend's house and we didn't get back until 12am or sleep until 2am. Then I woke up at 10am and got my things together and she drove me home. My grandpa and I had decided back on Saturday when I worked at the farm that today I would come over for a few hours of splitting wood, so it was not twenty minutes after being home from my friend's when my grandpa came and picked me up (still haven't gotten my car. update: it needs new shocks before it passes inspection). I worked there for around four hours, came home, took a shower, and accidentally fell into a long nap shortly thereafter. I just woke up and made an amazingggg restaurant style quesadilla with my very own recipe that is super easy. Someone comment if you want me to share the recipe. Clearly I haven't had much free open time today, and I definitely haven't been around my laptop! So sorry guys for having a late post, but I hope it is worth it!
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