My oh my, I am so behind on this blog. Today is catch up day. Here goes...a few weeks ago, we made our annual trip to Ellicottville, NY for a family/friend ski trip to Holiday Valley. We go with Topher, Willie and Meryl's families. We left on a Friday shortly after the boys got home from school. Bob wasn't wanting to go (he hates skiing), but it is a family trip. He was being very difficult getting in the car and at the gas station where we met our friends. SJ opted to ride with Willie's family to avoid Bob's drama.
We stopped in Clarion for dinner at Wendy's. SJ ate inside with our friends while my husband and I were still dealing with Bob's anxious moment. After dinner, we continued the drive to Ellicottville. Once we got to the house, the kids explored the rental house and the adults could finally relax (and believe me, I needed to relax after Bob's behavior).
The next day, we left for the slopes right after breakfast. My husband and I decided to leave Bob at the house (he is 14 1/2) and the rest of us skied. We had a great time. The slopes were a little crowded, but the snow was great. SJ hung out with Topher and Willie most of the day. They like to do the terrain parks and the more advanced hills than I can handle. We ate lunch at the lodge and then continued to ski until 5:00. We returned to the house and tried to decide what we were going to do for dinner. We wanted to eat at the Brewery again (it was great last year), but there was a huge wait. Instead, we got ordered pizza and ate at the house. SJ had a great time hanging out with Bob and the other boys.
On Sunday, we again left for the slopes after breakfast. The only difference was that we stopped at Subway for sandwiches and salads to eat for lunch at the lodge. We skied until lunchtime. It was much less crowded and the snow was much softer. On our way into the lodge for lunch, poor Ami got hurt in the trees. She somehow hit a twiggy branch that made her ski come off the binding and hit her in the face. Her parents had to take her to the ER for stitches, so we kept Willie with us. Around 3:30, SJ and I were getting tired. We made our way back to the lodge. Since we were the only ones there, I purchased two rollercoaster tickets for SJ and I . It is a fun outdoor coaster that you can ride through the woods. We had a blast doing that. Shortly after we finished on the coaster, the rest of our friends returned to the lodge. We finished at a good time, since it had begun to rain. Since we had so much pizza left over from Saturday, we decided to put Bob and Meryl (both in 8th grade) in charge and the adults went out for dinner and drinks. Unfortunately, Ami's parents were stuck in the ER, so they couldn't go with us. We missed them.
On Monday, Willie and Topher's families left for home right after breakfast. My husband, Meryl's dad, Meryl and Goldie decided to do a morning session on the slopes. It was very icy, so Meryl's mom and I passed. SJ said he was too tired to ski a third day in a row. When they finished, we packed up Meryl's car and drove back with her family (my husband and Meryl's dad stayed until Tuesday). I thought SJ was going to complain about driving back with the girls, but he didn't utter a word about it.
We stopped in the Allegheny Forest for lunch and then continued home. SJ and the girls watched The Incredibles in the car. That made the time go by fast for all the kids. It was another great trip (minus Bob's meltdown) and I will look forward to going there again next year.
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