The Peavy Family Blog: Spring (Winter) Escape

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Spring (Winter) Escape

The boys didn’t have school this Friday and Monday and Winter Park was running some pass holder specials so we booked a last minute trip to Winter Park. We took two cars because D-man was supposed to work on Saturday. And of course, there was a snow storm so T-man and I took off as early as we could to try and get over the pass before the roads got really bad for the minivan. It was not a fun drive, but we made it. Marshall and D-man were it too far behind us and we spend the night eating McDonald’s, catching up on some work and watching the WSU women’s team Coug it in the NCAA volleyball tournament.

Marshall and I worked from the hilts room (which had a little kitchenette and dining room table we could work from), the boys went skiing in the morning, came back for lunch and went out again in the afternoon (hitting every open lift). The mountain got 10 inches of snow so it was pretty good skiing for April. Marshall, D-man, and I ventured out to the village for happy hour (cheap beers for pass holders). We sat by the fire, chatted with some other skiers and enjoyed being away from home. We picked up food to take home (had to pívot because the pizza place was closed due to lack of cheese) and came back to play euchre and watch the movie Rio. It was a fun family evening.

Snow (5-6”) in Louisville meant that D-man did not have to leave on Saturday morning for work and we all skied together on Saturday. It was still below 32 so the snow stayed and we even hit some fresh powder. What a treat - no boys commented separately to Marshall and me on what a great day it was. And no traffic on the way home was an added bonus.

We wrapped up the day with the cards and dinner at the Wright’s and D-man hosting his golf teammates/coworkers for pizza and poker. And...... we still have Sunday!