Work!

First things first, exciting news!! Zane got a job! He will be working at the Bear’s Den Cafe, a little coffee and snack stop half-way up the mountain. It will be a great spot for him as it has lots of customer interaction and he’ll be able to ride to and from work like me!

This week I worked Monday to Thursday. It has been really quiet up at work but it has still been fun, getting to know the rest of the crew and getting good at ladling chilli into bread bowls. After my first failed attempt I was told I could cross “work at a soup kitchen” off my list of things to do, but I’m getting the hang of it now, it’s all in the wrists.

It’s great fun skiing home at the end of the day. It’s nice because no matter how the day is or how tired you are or if you’ve had a bad day (hasn’t happened yet) you know that you get to have one good run. It’s a really nice run as well, with great views the whole way down.

I feel like all I’ve been doing lately is work, ski and sleep. I feel that if I was getting the real and more common Fernie experience I would be doing nothing but work, ski and drink. But I’m twenty-three now, I can’t just throw them back like I used to.

Having said that, we did go out for beers and hockey last night and I ended up drunk. It was great though, because a few people from work were out as well so it was like a little workmate bonding exercise. All was well until 9:30 this morning when I was awoken with the call that no one wants on their day off. The can-you-come-in-for-a-few-hours call. Of course I obliged.

Ooh, the other day I made snow angels, it was really fun. Robyn and I made some up on the hill, off the side of a run. It was fun to close your eyes and fall straight back into the snow. It was a bit scary when you just tipped back and committed to the fall but then the snow was so soft it felt like falling into bed.

There has been some amazing snow up on the mountain. We have been skiing most days in knee-deep powder, finding fresh tracks all day. It’s amazing how it tires you out though. After a big day on the slopes and a beer in the hot tub, we’ve been pretty knackered. Some of us have even gotten into the habit of having a little nanna nap on the couch... well the older ones amongst us (Adam).

Only two weeks until Christmas! So exciting!
Counting down the days, love T and Z.

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