I think this picture about sums up last weekend’s ski trip.
What could be better than 2 days of skiing with temps in the 40s and a nice cool breeze? (This is key, because the sun makes the snow nice and soft, but the breeze keeps it from going to slush.) In case you’re curious, we skiied at Wolf Creek Ski Area, in Pagosa Springs, CO. Some of the best snow in all of CO (they’ve gotten 41 feet total snowfall this winter, the most in 20 something years), and only 4 hours away from Albuquerque. And the best part? My Uncle has a house up there, so all the creature comforts, including home cooked meals and sack lunches are included. Not a bad way to spend a weekend in my opinion.
There was one downside to the weekend, in that I came home slightly crippled. After all the talk about how I’m totally coordinated with skis on, I went and sprained a ligament in my knee. It wasn’t even on a difficult run either! We were heading in for lunch on the first day, and I was shushing along, and I managed to cross my tips (Rule 1 of Skiing: Don’t cross your tips), and BAM! I fell over, and there was enough slope that I got downward momentum and had a nice little yard sale. (When you lose your skis, it’s known as a yard sale)
I didn’t think much of it, and fetched my skis and went on my merry way. Later that day my knee was a bit stiff, but I figured I just needed to stretch it out. My knee begged to differ, and complained vehemently about getting out of bed the next morning. I was able to still ski on it, as it only really hurt bad right when standing up, i.e. getting off the chairlift. However, the car ride home was pretty brutal. I’ve definitely spent a good portion of my evenings last week with an ice pack, and I think I’m finally over the hump. It’s still tender after sitting down for a while, but I think I’m almost on the mend.
So the moral of this story is: don’t tell everyone on the Internet how amazing at skiing you are, and then sprain your knee. Although, you really should have seen me on that 2nd day, I ripped it up, even with a bum knee. ;)
As far as knitting, I was a busy bee last night. I finished a secret project that is so cute, I have to not implode every time I see it. I’ll be shipping it off soon, so once the recipient has it in hand, I’ll show it off. But be warned, the pictures will be dangerously cute.
I also finished up the sock that Emma is modeling for you, which is the mate for a sock that the very talented Mega knit for me in a swap. I’m quite enamored with the pair, and will take pictures as soon as I give them a nice bath.
That’s about it for me, I think I’m going to pretend it’s not cloudy outside and take the dogs out for some running around. I think they definitely have Spring on the mind, as much as I do these days, so I know they won’t mind getting out of the house a bit :) Have a good weekend!
Ooof! Take care of yourself! I’m sure hand knit socks are step one on the road to recovery… :)
Ouch! Take it easy, knit lots.
The secret project is for H isn’t it? Can’t wait to see it!
ooh, are we calling Megan “Mega” now? Because I think that works with her personality!
Sorry about the knee!! You know, you didn’t have to tell us about your fall from grace–that’s the trick to the Internet :)
OOF! Watch those tips.. but even ripped it up on day 2. Wolf Creek! my old stomping grounds.. very jealous of you.. glad you had a great time. !! :)
I love that your post began with all the snow of a CO winter and ended with a request for Spring. That’s what I’m feeling now, though I live far enough south in the Northeast than instead of a bunch of snow, we got flooding rains…the downside of early spring. Oh well.
Take good care of yourself…ice packs and warm knit socks go well together!
Take care of that knee, R.I.C.E. and all that jazz.
I’m excited to see the “dangerously cute” pictures!
Oh goodness! Your skiing experience this past weekend sounds like me every time I go snowboarding. (as in: I always come home with an injury!). Luckily you still had a good weekend, that would be unfortunate if the whole thing had been ruined. Good thing you have us to serve as your cheering squad as you recover! :)
oops and ouch! … that’s murphy’s law for you
i am a horrid skier, even worse at rafting (almost died), and can’t chew gum. let’s just say i know my limits. but, strap a pack of about 30-35 lbs on my back, point me to a mountain, and i will walk endlessly.
i think with a sore knee, you can just kick up and knit … right?! doesn’t moments like this make you glad you’re a knitter =)
Personally, I specialize in sprained ankles. Nicely timed for 1-3 days before departing on a vacation that has much walking on it’s agenda. Seriously - it’s happened twice. I’m just waiting for #3.
Well at least you still managed to have fun :) It looks so beautiful there.
Welcome to my world! I did the same thing the last time I went skiing. I wasn’t even going downhill-just between runs! That’s why they call me KLUTZ!
Yikes! Glad your injury wasn’t more serious…
Hey kiddo, you might want to check with your doc, but it’s my understanding that one cannot sprain a ligament. That was the diagnosis I got for a knee injury, which put me in physical therapy. The PT guy said something about my ACL, and I said I want to see Dr. XXX (the orthopod). I managed to get an MRI before the appt, and sure ‘nuf, the ACL was torn. And there was a boatload of cartilage damage in there too, all of which necessitated surgery. It was so bad that I needed to see the Doc’s PT prior to surgery to get the leg able to straighten, and by then my PT benefit had about expired. My lesson learned? That the docs are trying to keep insurance costs down and don’t always go through the tests to make the best diagnosis… ask for an mri! Mine was taken care of relatively soon after injury, but friends that let theirs wait and wait just kept re-injuring. So RICE for now, but see your doc?
Must be that ever present “Inner Klutz” that you inherited from me…sorry!!!
Glad our knee is mending well, just in time for biking in this beautiful spring
weather! The snow can go, we’ve paid our winter dues…let spring and gardening begin!
Speaking of gardening…how’s my garden shawl coming? Sorry couldn’t resist!
Give my grand~dogs a hug…Emma is so cute modeling the sock!
Love ya~MOM
OUch! wishing you a speedy recovery!!!
Take care of your bum knee! One of my favorite tricks is to freeze little dixie cups of water and then peel away the top and do an ice massage. At least knitting doesn’t require the use of knees!
The snow is incredible!
Oh boy! Sucks to bite it on skis. At least it was beautiful and fun otherwise! Take care of you!
Yuck! Sorry about the knee, but that weather looks amazing. Glad you managed to enjoy it despite injury.
(And what great socks those are, hooray for seeing them together soon!)
Ouch! Hope your knee’s better now. :-)
OH I am still so jealous of your skiing ;-) I’m sorry about the knee hope it heals faster than normal. Is that sock by any chance the Jacobian pattern? It looks awesome!
Hugs!!!
Hope your knee heals fast! And that we get to see the secret knit!
Ugh, I’m sorry about your knee. I hope you got in a lot of skiing before that happened.