Snowboarding...

Snow has started to fall, and the roads have become roller rink for drivers to test their skill at driving. While those young teenagers like myself, enjoy the increased chances of drifting and sliding sideways down the street. I have always thought of winter as my reese for the year. Just like in school when the teachers would let us go outside and play away from the school work and learning going on inside. That's how winter is like in my eyes. The excitement and laughter that goes without questioned during these few short months. 

Whether it takes place up top a big hill, like Apple Mountain or down a back-road that hasn't been cleared of snow. I make every moment full of unforgettable memories. It finds a way of keeping me warm inside and anxious to do it all over again the next year. 

For the first time I went snowboarding last year and I was always interested in going, but had no-one to take me. Eventually I found the right group of friends that enjoyed it and had been going for the last few years. It had truly been a long time since I had felt butterflies in my stomach and it was refreshing to feel them again. 

After many hours of practicing on the bunny-hill, I thought it was time to attempt the big mountain. Once I had told my friends that I wanted to, they wouldn't let me back out of it. For that I thank them, simply because it completely changed how much fun I was having forever. 

As we approached the sky lift, I instantly got a rush of butterflies in my stomach and they lasted the entire ride up the mountain. Once we had arrived it took only a few seconds before I decided to go down the mountain. Only after I took a good look around at the beautiful scenery, and vast distance that could be seen from the top of the mountain. It was time for the journey down the mountain and I was so excited! It went so fast that I had to continually go back up to enjoy the rush over and over again. The smile, joy and rush of the refreshing air hasn't left my mind since I walked of the mountain. I can only wait for the mountains to reopen and my excitement to renewed.