Best Day Ever

I am particularly excited that this post gets to follow my previous post about how sad I've been, because...

I had the best day ever!!

And it went as follows:

7:30 Woke up and enjoyed lox with cream cheese on my gluten free bread (Yes, I finally went grocery shopping...no more rice cakes for breakfast!)
8:15-8:45 Arrived in Vail, got my skis from my workplace, which makes me enjoy my days off even more because I get to see what I am [not] missing. On the bus ride I was completely encouraged by emails and texts from friends and my mom. I felt looked after and cared for. Thanking God for the love I was receiving I trekked over to the gondola and took the beautiful ride to the top of the mountain.
9:00 I get two free ski lessons a month and I was placed in a group with 4 other ladies which I just love! It's like getting to have 3 moms for a day.

10:00-3:30 I got SO MUCH BETTER AT SKIING! Yesterday I was able to go down any green comfortably. I could do blue's, but only at a very slow speed and with much trepidation. By the end of the day I could go so fast down really steep blues! I was faster and more coordinated than everyone else in my class (not that it's a competition...) and was loving it. I also made a friend! She's from South Africa and so easy to talk to. We had a great time talking on the lifts and we are definitely going to ski together in the near future. The day ended on a good note as my instructor said that she couldn't believe that I had only been skiing for a few weeks. One more reason to believe that I am a natural. Wahoo!

Skiing was so much fun and it pumped me up so much I had to all I could to not dance on the bus ride home. But as soon as I got home and remembered that I had all sorts of delicious groceries to cook I couldn't help but dance to Techrotonic's "Pump Up the Jam" and other dance-y songs for a good hour in my kitchen.

I called Kylie to tell her about how God just continues to bless. Even when I'm down and I don't choose to find joy in Him, He still provides in the most remarkable ways. To be able to notice all my fun and encouragement as gifts from him is a blessing in itself.

Wearing my long underwear, kickboxing to Ke$ha in my tiny kitchen, cooking sweet potatoes and chicken while singing with my roommates was an amazing way to end such an incredible, uplifting day.