Week 9

Nothing happened on Tuesday, but the rest of the week was packed. On Wednesday, while I was at karate, mum went out with her girlfriends to play Bunco?? She came home with some prizes including a voucher for Starbucks. On Thursday we all went to see some friends in Brighton. We had dinner at their house with some other CITEL exchangers. The woman is a sports teacher and took us all to see a high school basketball match (which we lost, again). We went home feeling very tired. Nothing on Friday. Saturday began our big three-day weekend (Presidents Day). We spent Saturday morning bowling and the afternoon we went to see our helper's husband's band play. There were bra's on the ceiling, dancers (including mum) and drunk guys playing me and dad at pool. It was really fun, especially for mum who had had some wine and some altitude to go with it. On our way home we decided to go to a 50's diner with Elvis and Marilyn Munroe posters, Harley's and 50's Memorabilia Dad thought he was the Fonz. Sunday began our big driving trip to Monarch ski resort. We planned to meet with some other CITEL people who were staying out in Colorado Springs. The drive took us about 6 hours; it was soooooo long. We finally managed to find the Gateway Inn. Who knew that sitting in a car all day made you feel so tired. This morning we ventured up the mountain and got in some good skiing. We found our friends at around 10 and spent most of the day with them; meanwhile mum spent her time in the lodge drinking coffee, reading her book and talking to some of the locals. Apparently mum found her 'twin sister'; don't ski, swim or cycle. We said our goodbyes and headed back home, which was shorter (only about 3 hours) because we went on the highways instead of through the mountains. We headed home and managed to get here at around 6. Everyone loved the excursion and its good to keep in contact with the other CITEL people.