Scenes from Our Ski Trip

We're back from Utah! I'm back at it! And the blog is *finally* back. Thanks for your patience while I took a much-needed break.

We actually returned from our trip on Sunday night, but given that traveling a long distance with a baby [+ a time change that screws everyone up] is probably one of the most exhausting things I've ever done, I'm just now reemerging and declaring myself "caught up" enough to sit down and pull together this blog post.

The plus-side of the long trip? I felt far away from home and was able to totally unplug. Also, the trip was WONDERFUL and basically went as well as it possibly could have. No major travel issues, no major Charlie Mae issues, no major skiing issues. But it wasn't just a lack of issues that made the trip great, it was also an abundance of experiences that went even better (and were even easier) than expected that made it so great. 

For example:
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• The mountain where we were skiing (Alta) had an incredible daycare at the bottom of it. Charlie Mae did really well at the daycare and had a ton of fun there so Ben and I were able to ski together every morning (!!!) for 2-3 hours without having to worry about our child. This is the most child-free time we've spent together since Charlie Mae was born and it was really important for our relationship.  
  
  
• In the afternoon on 2 of our 5 ski days, my dad's girlfriend offered to stay home and babysit Charlie Mae while we went back out and skied again. You should have seen how quickly we were out the door when she made that offer! ;) 
  
  
• The weather was perfect. A big snowstorm moved in on the day we arrived and stuck around for a few days leaving the slopes super soft, powdery, and GORGEOUS throughout the trip. The skiing was unbelievable.
  
  
• Despite the time change wreaking a bit of havoc on Charlie Mae's sleep schedule, she was able to adapt to traveling really well. I was super impressed by how well she held it together despite all of the challenges that we threw at her during the trip!
  
  
• During Charlie Mae's afternoon naps Ben and I were able to lounge on the couch in front of the fire, hop in the hot tub, and just BE. Another rarity in our normal lives.
  
  
• We got to spend some QT with my family in a beautiful place! We didn't ski together that much because we're we're all different levels, but we ate dinner together every night and hung out in between things, which was lovely. I don't get to see them enough. 
  
  

Was the trip perfect and without stress? No, of course not, but it really gave us the break we needed from the daily grind, our super busy normal routine, and work. 

Also, I CANNOT OVERSTATE THE IMPORTANCE OF SPENDING A WEEK OUTSIDE DURING THE WINTER!

Before our trip, we'd been dealing with record-breaking cold temps here on Cape Cod, and because of this, I had hardly been outside in the past month or so. This trip changed that, and reminded me of how incredible it is to get outside in the snow and be active; it's so invigorating and energizing (and exhausting in a really gratifying way). 

I am very thankful to my dad for treating our family to this trip and for making it possible for us to truly get away at the start of 2018. Now I'm ready to embrace this new year + get back on track! Keep an eye out for a new audio yoga class + podcast episode, both of which will be headed your way very soon.