Yesterday I worked the last day of the year for my company and now I am on Christmas break up through January 4th. I always appreciate the 2 weeks my company provides to relax at the end of the year and spend time with family. This year I plan to maximize my time off and get a bunch of personal projects completed.
Last night my wife and I checked into the local Marriott so we could use the pool and hot tub. I had hoped my grandkids could join us but they are fighting the flu and courteously stayed away. Instead my wife and I had an enjoyable evening before checking out and coming home. We only needed the stay to meet my requirement for 25 nights to remain a gold member of the Marriott loyalty club.
This morning I woke up and headed skiing alone to Alta. I wasn't totally alone as I met my daughter who is an instructor up there before she started teaching a large group of kids. I skied Alta yesterday before work and thought they could use a lot more snow. They got 3 inches of snow overnight but probably need a good 3 feet. I skied around the mountain today looking at the general condition of things and then decided to come home when the runs started getting crowded.
Once home, I talked with my wife a bit and then headed to the ski-tuning room so I could wax some skis. The waxing process is somewhat lengthy if you run through the whole thing. First you have to run a file over the edges to make sure they are sharp so you can carve a turn on ice. Then you need to put a coat of wax on and hot scrape them to pull any iron filings out of the base. After using a steel brush to make sure no shavings remain, you get to wax them again. They need to sit overnight before scraping and brushing them. I don't know if it is fortunately or unfortunately, but I have about 7 pairs of skis and so if I stay on top of ski maintenance there is always a pair ready to ski on.
Like usual work weeks, I plan to ski every morning and then do something productive. I have a number of YouTube videos I want to create and so I will be spending some time in front of the computer putting those together. My wife and I are getting ready for all the vacations we plan to take next year and so that will require a bit of research on the Internet. Right now we have 3 trips planned to Disney World. If you haven't noticed, that is where our grandkids want to go. It might explain why we have annual passes and own a condo there.
I think the most important trick with the Christmas break is to not sit around watching really bad low-budget Christmas movies. Trust me, there are a lot of them out there. If you must, spend some time in front of the computer but then get outside and do something healthy for yourself. I like skiing as it is great exercise and I otherwise hate to exercise.
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