January 4, 2011

So I noticed this "Me Chris" sign the other day while having dinner.  Obviously, I don't post things like this around the house and it actually said Merry Christmas, but I thought I would snap this photo today because it shows the snow coming back.  Rocko and I are so excited!  Since we had so much snow over the Christmas break and before, I got out cross country skiing quite a bit.  There's a place I know in the forest where if I take a right turn, I'm able to totally lose myself in the forest.  Remarkably, I always manage to find my way out after about an hour and a half but there are definitely times where I have no clue which way to go.  It's heavenly!  Rocko runs along side as happy as can be.  He is well aware of the command "OFF" so he stays clear of me on the downhill runs where I totally lose control.  The other day he tried something new...as I was half careening, half snowplowing down a steep hill, he decided that the opening between my skis was a good place to run and I could feel him bumping my inner calves!  We both managed to make it to the bottom of the hill upright and we continued on our way.  We had quite a thaw with a lot of rain for a while so it is a very welcome sight to see the snow on the grass again.  Looking forward to more skiing!