I spent last week in the French Alps with my family – my sister was getting married so we all travelled over there to be with her and her new husband, and to celebrate the big day.
Twelve of us stayed in a chalet together – my parents and their partners, my sister and her family (husband and two kids), and my family (4 of us). Many of you may be shuddering with dread at the thought of spending 5 days with your entire immediate family, but it actually went OK – almost NO tension at all. Almost!
The wedding itself happened at the top of the mountain, right there in the snow. It was a pretty amazing scene – the sun shone, the champagne was on ice (well, dug into the snow!) and a ton of people made the trip up the mountain to witness the event. Great times.
I have never ski-ed before last week. I spent Tuesday and Wednesday practicing and seemed to pick it up quite quickly. I was able to ski down the mountain with the happy couple and all their friends after the event. I was very proud of myself for making it all the way down – there were some pretty steep bits! I only landed on my backside 4 or 5 times too…
What surprised me was how good the kids were. All four of them (my two and my niece and nephew) really picked it up quickly. I wonder how good they could become with a couple of weeks in a ski school. Probably as good as all the other 6 year olds who were zipping past me on the way down from the wedding…
All in all, it was a good time, despite only being 5 days.
