Eastover!

This year we combined Easter and Passover into a single event - Eastover! Laura, our Jewish friend, had us gentiles over for a Passover Seder.

Stewart and Cory - on their first cup of wine.

We followed the Jewish traditions and read the appropriate prayers. If you look closely, you can even see yamakas on the boys' heads. It was quite the educational experience, especially for Cory who didn't know any Jews until he met Laura.

Cory has never worn a yamaka before.

After our fourth (or fifth...I forget how much you're required to drink) glass of wine, we moved on the the Christian tradition of dying Easter eggs. We weren't sure about why we dye eggs, so we looked it up on Wikipedia. There are a few different things that the eggs symbolize, but eggs are apparently used because they used to be forbidden during Lent. Chickens would still lay eggs over the 40-day period and households would be left with a surplus at Easter time. They had to find something to do with all those eggs.

Stewart, Me, and Jen - proud of our eggs!

This was also my first pass at hard-boiling an egg. It was a success. I should have taken a photo of the finished products, but the aforementioned 4-5 glasses of wine made me forget.

Tahoe Madness

We went to Tahoe for March Madness again this year. We had a few different attendees and a similarly fun time.

Much like Colorado earlier in the season, Tahoe had gotten very little snow all year. The base was only 40" when we arrived. Day one of skiing left a lot to be desired. Luckily for us it snowed 40" overnight while we were there, so day two of skiing was phenomenal.

Britt posing near her astrological sign.

We still ran into a few rocks and logs skiing through the trees, but the deep snow gave us face shot after face shot. Awesome!

We were also there for St. Patrick's Day. We got green beers to go with our green shirts!

Britt, Nick, Me, and Cory

A couple of Cory's friends from high school also joined us. Cory taught his buddy Chunk to play craps one night and they both won over $500. I guess there's something to be said for beginner's luck. Unfortunately for me, I was asleep. But I was rewarded with the aforementioned snow, so I can't complain.

Me, Chunk, Cory, Myra, and Jason

We also ran into this bachelor who was celebrating his upcoming nuptials. He was smitten with my tiny hat, so we made a trade...

I did love my tiny hat, but I gifted it to this guy - I'm so nice!

And we watched lots of basketball too...

Living Social in Whistler

I know everyone who reads this regularly is probably tired of reading about skiing. Well, lucky for you, ski season is almost over! Unlucky for you, I ski a lot and my posts are usually a few weeks behind.

So....here we are in Whistler! This trip was unique because we signed up for a Living Social Adventure.  Cory got it for me for my birthday. The trip included a bus ride up to Whistler, two nights lodging in the village, a 2-day lift ticket, some food and drink coupons, and breakfast both mornings. Not too bad.

We lucked out on the snow, which was fantastic, met a few nice people (but didn't really have to talk to too many), and generally had a great time. We did end the trip by braving a monster wind-and-snow-storm at the top of Harmony chair. I thought my face might fall off and the wind literally blew Cory over twice once we stated skiing down - in a total white-out. It was intense, but it's what brought all the snow!

Here are few photos for your viewing pleasure:

7th Heaven at Blackcomb (with some randoms)

Look how much fun we're having

Yes, that's a Corona bottle holder so I can drink and be hands-free!

As you can see, I saved the best picture for last. Congratulations on reading another post about skiing :)