Holidays in the states
Hey everyone. Sorry it has been so long since my last post. Things have been pretty crazy. I hope everyone had a very happy holiday season!!
I flew back to the states on the 17th. I was so excited to be coming home. I was one the same flight as my friend Kate. We had both been counting down the days and then the minutes until we arriving home. Kate had some problems with her ticket and it took a while to get her on the flight but she made it with time to spare.
I flew into JFK and my old college roommate Jenna was picking me up at the airport. It was freezing cold for me with only a fleece on. She was running a bit late and I didn't really know where I was supposed to be meeting here so I was running around trying to find a pay phone to call her. But none of the pay phones were working. So with all of my fatigue and coldness, I started crying. But I ended up finding her and everything was fine.
We then drove up to New Paltz where she lives and I went to college for the night. We went to eat at this restaurant where I used to eat a lot. I got spinach/artichoke dip and New England Clam chowder. It was SOOOOO good! Then we went back to her house and we crashed. I was so tired from the jet lag. The nest morning, she had to go to work so I drove around New Paltz. Got a yummy Dunkin Donuts coffee and bagel. Then I got a much needed haircut. It might have been more than I wanted to pay, but my hair was a mess and really needed it ASAP.
My dad picked me up in New Paltz a bit later and we drove up to Saranac Lake. He got a new Hybrid car which was really nice. We got home pretty late and we had dinner and went to bed. I was a bit sad because my dog didn't remember who I was.
During the week I was crazy busy. I went to the Cottage where I used to work to say Hi to people. I spoke at the high school for some global classes. We went skiing at Whiteface one day with my brother and dad. It was nice but I was still a bit jet lagged and my stomach was still upset from adjusting to the food so I wasn't in the best of shape. But of the skiing that I did do, it was really nice. Pop and I went up to Montreal one day to get some french books that I am bringing back to Togo as gifts for friends. It was nice to get to speak french with my dad but the french up there was so different and fast, I had a very hard time understanding what anyone was saying. I like my slow African french.
I flew out to Tahoe on Christmas day. Mom and her boyfriend Neal picked me at the airport and we went to this nice buffet dinner at one of the casinos in Reno. It was really good food and lots of desserts. Food I hadn't been able to eat in months. Then we drove up to where they live in Lake Tahoe. It is not on the lake but it is still nice. We did a lot of shopping during the week. My mom ski pass didn't work during the holiday period so we didn't ski until after New Years. They had a party at the house while I was here. I met all of her friends from the area. They have some pretty big name friends up here, so that was interesting.
We have been skiing the past two days. It was pretty cold for me but it was really pretty. We had a friend of my mom's skiing with us yesterday and she took a really bad fall around mid morning and had to be taken down on a sled with ski patrol. We drove her to the chiropractor where she found out only her neck was out and after it was adjusted she was doing 100% better. But since we had to leave early due to her injury, I got a free ticket for today to make up for the time I lost the first day. So we went skiing today and we had the first tracks. It was really windy so we left around 10am. There is a really big snow storm, or blizzard as the TV is saying, coming in tonight. I was hoping to switch my flight to tonight instead of Friday night but I don't think that is going to happen.
So we are just waiting out the storm until we have to drive down the mountain to the airport. I am staying with friends from college in New York City for a few days until I fly home. I haven't seen then yet since I got back so I am really excited to see them and I hope I don't get snowed in. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
I posted a lot of new pictures so check those out too!!
I flew back to the states on the 17th. I was so excited to be coming home. I was one the same flight as my friend Kate. We had both been counting down the days and then the minutes until we arriving home. Kate had some problems with her ticket and it took a while to get her on the flight but she made it with time to spare.
I flew into JFK and my old college roommate Jenna was picking me up at the airport. It was freezing cold for me with only a fleece on. She was running a bit late and I didn't really know where I was supposed to be meeting here so I was running around trying to find a pay phone to call her. But none of the pay phones were working. So with all of my fatigue and coldness, I started crying. But I ended up finding her and everything was fine.
We then drove up to New Paltz where she lives and I went to college for the night. We went to eat at this restaurant where I used to eat a lot. I got spinach/artichoke dip and New England Clam chowder. It was SOOOOO good! Then we went back to her house and we crashed. I was so tired from the jet lag. The nest morning, she had to go to work so I drove around New Paltz. Got a yummy Dunkin Donuts coffee and bagel. Then I got a much needed haircut. It might have been more than I wanted to pay, but my hair was a mess and really needed it ASAP.
My dad picked me up in New Paltz a bit later and we drove up to Saranac Lake. He got a new Hybrid car which was really nice. We got home pretty late and we had dinner and went to bed. I was a bit sad because my dog didn't remember who I was.
During the week I was crazy busy. I went to the Cottage where I used to work to say Hi to people. I spoke at the high school for some global classes. We went skiing at Whiteface one day with my brother and dad. It was nice but I was still a bit jet lagged and my stomach was still upset from adjusting to the food so I wasn't in the best of shape. But of the skiing that I did do, it was really nice. Pop and I went up to Montreal one day to get some french books that I am bringing back to Togo as gifts for friends. It was nice to get to speak french with my dad but the french up there was so different and fast, I had a very hard time understanding what anyone was saying. I like my slow African french.
I flew out to Tahoe on Christmas day. Mom and her boyfriend Neal picked me at the airport and we went to this nice buffet dinner at one of the casinos in Reno. It was really good food and lots of desserts. Food I hadn't been able to eat in months. Then we drove up to where they live in Lake Tahoe. It is not on the lake but it is still nice. We did a lot of shopping during the week. My mom ski pass didn't work during the holiday period so we didn't ski until after New Years. They had a party at the house while I was here. I met all of her friends from the area. They have some pretty big name friends up here, so that was interesting.
We have been skiing the past two days. It was pretty cold for me but it was really pretty. We had a friend of my mom's skiing with us yesterday and she took a really bad fall around mid morning and had to be taken down on a sled with ski patrol. We drove her to the chiropractor where she found out only her neck was out and after it was adjusted she was doing 100% better. But since we had to leave early due to her injury, I got a free ticket for today to make up for the time I lost the first day. So we went skiing today and we had the first tracks. It was really windy so we left around 10am. There is a really big snow storm, or blizzard as the TV is saying, coming in tonight. I was hoping to switch my flight to tonight instead of Friday night but I don't think that is going to happen.
So we are just waiting out the storm until we have to drive down the mountain to the airport. I am staying with friends from college in New York City for a few days until I fly home. I haven't seen then yet since I got back so I am really excited to see them and I hope I don't get snowed in. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
I posted a lot of new pictures so check those out too!!
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