Watching some New Year’s Eve hockey on TV – Wild vs. Sharks at the X
Lunch at McDonald’s with the girls, then haircut at Kim’s place
“Isn’t it amazing how Friendface brings people together?”
about to battle the evening traffic and snow
disappointed that there is no dome running tonight
Installing Logic Studio on a couple of Mac Pro towers
Studio planning lunch with Phil at Cecil’s
Lots of new (old) photos uploaded to Facebook tonight – that new scanner at work is very handy
Should be on the treadmill, but I’m watching the Wild lose to Calgary while tweeting the game @hockeymn
Taking kids to the dentist, then Fuddruckers for dinner
scanned a bunch of photos while running software updates on old eMacs at HSRA Minnesota
Watching the Wild get their butts kicked (in HD)
We finally made it out for our first ski day of the year with a visit to Welch Village this morning. We started at 9AM with sunny skies and decent temps that kept rising all morning. Tickets were $45 for adults and $40 for kids, but you could get a $10 per ticket gift certificate if you turned in your tickets within four hours of purchase (which we did).
Crowds got bigger as the morning went on, but lines never got very long. We mostly skied on the east end of the area, hitting runs like Dan’s Dive, Dud’s Dream and Pete’s Pike. I also took one run on Chicken (for old time’s sake) and was surprised to find the steep, shaded run with very little ice.
We took a morning break at Madd Jaxx for hot chocolate and cheese curds before heading back to the west side and the main chalet around noon. It was more crowded on that side of the area, but still reasonable for this time of year.
The near-mythical “back bowl” was still not open, but I heard patrol talking about how there is a lot of snow back there and that the new chairlift is being stress-tested for a possible 12/31 opening (season-ticket holder access only for the first month).
Welch Village holds a lot of special memories for me from my high school racing days and is still my favorite near-metro area. Skiing in Minnesota will back later this season to report on the new runs and bring you more photos in our photo gallery.
Lunch at Green Mill Hastings with kid one
Ski day at Welch Village with kid one and the Millers
went to see Slumdog Millionaire at the Edina 4 – Danny Boyle has another great movie on his hands
Scratch the roller derby
heading to Grandpa Smith’s house for Greg’s birthday, then off to Roller Derby in Minneapolis
deconstructing the holiday decorations today
Damn, The Dark Knight was a looooong movie
Lunch at Zantigo, now off to Borders for more gift certificate madness
Waaaay too much time at Target, but Titliest golf balls for $15
Haircut for kid two with Kim
Merry Christmas Santa!
broadcast TV on Christmas Eve is pretty lame – time for some Facebook gaming