Hitting the Slopes -- Then and Now

Last year my close group of friends and I have went to Aspen, Colorado to go skiing over spring break.  One of my best friends, Sam, has a family home on Snowmass mountain and its an absolutely beautiful home with a spectacular view of the mountains.  Now, keep in mind that I am not the best skier in the world and I still get made fun of for strapping on a helmet and looking like the "special friend" while everyone else is gliding gracefully down the slopes.  The skiing part is fun, but the time spent with good friends and tasty drinks/food was my favorite part of the entire trip.  Last year, we had a group of 10 girls and it was a blast just lounging around our Aspen cottage and relaxing.

This year, we went to Aspen again for our spring break.  This time we took a completely different group of people.  Last year was all girls... This year was four girls (me, Sam, Katie and Lex) and eight boys.  It was a very different dynamic but we all had so much fun.  Instead of sitting around sipping wine, talking about fashion and music and going to bed early to be rested for skiing.... this year consisted of shooting tequila at dinnertime, jumping in the snow making snow angles in our swim suits, telling very inappropriate stories (thanks to Mr. Storytime), staying up til 5am everynight, and waking up to Mr. Vacation making pancakes and listening to Jack Johnson.  We were already a group of very close group of friends, but after this trip I think it is safe to say that we have all become much closer.  Skiing was amazing this year, and I even conquered my first black diamond!!!  Such a great experience and a wonderful trip with a good group of friends... couldn't ask for a better spring break.