Skiing, Falling, Laughing, and Having Fun!

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Snow, wonderful snow, perfect for building snowmen, skating down the street, throwing at your sister, and of course, skiing! And what better way to ski but with a group from church, all going on our annual church retreat in Lungern! To get in an extra day of skiing, my family and two others arrived Thursday evening at the hotel Domino, different from that game with the dots on little blocks :P We all spent Friday skiing, and for me, learning to ski correctly. The weather was not all that perfect, a fog higher up but that did not keep us from having lots of fun.

Friday evening the rest of the group arrived and a very merry group left for skiing again on Saturday which had gorgeous crystal clear blue skies. More learning with skiing for me, but I have to admit I did improve quite a bit and am thankful for everyone who was patient with me and gave me all those helpful tips. I could minimize my falls and increase my speed. Though I did have one impressive whip out when I decided to go straight down part of a hill to catch up my speed for going up the hill at the end but one of my skis caught on something which threw me out of control and diving head first into the snow, my legs flew in every direction and my skis went in another, yay for skis that come off on their own! Amazingly I managed to walk away with only a few bruises. The day ended and my legs felt like they were made of gummi, which is a sure sign that I did something right in skiing. The rest of the day was spent in fun conversation and VERY energetic games of dutch blitz.

Sunday was spent in packing, a church service, more packing, eating, eating dessert(yes, we all love to eat!), and then leaving. Time seemed to have flown past, where did the weekend go? It was very sad to leave as I watched that familiar place fade into the distance knowing it was the very last time I would ever go there... but it is a pleasant memory to keep with me!