Birthday List Beginnings

When I turned 30, I decided to make a list of 30 things that I had not done that I wanted to try to accomplish in my 30th year. After all, life is short, and I want to go out knowing that I truly LIVED the life that I had.
That year's amazing experiences, adventures, and fun times make me want to keep the list going. I've decided to use this blog space to document the adventures...and to update and add to the list each year.
To see what I've accomplished, click on the archive links on the right to go to specific items from the list in order of the date they were accomplished. New, partially accomplished, or not started items can be found under "November 2011," since I have the year to work on them.
Let me know what adventures you'd like to join me in! You can use the "comment" function to leave me notes. I hope I inspire you to create a list of your own...let me know and if you need someone to join you in your adventures. I'll probably be up for it!

November 24, 2006

Ski the Rockies in Colorado - Completed 11/24-11/25/2006

My friend, Wendy Lemke, recently moved to Colorado Springs for work. She invited me to come join her for a ski/snowboard week at Breckenridge, CO over Thanksgiving. Instead of skiing, we decided to take snowboarding lessons.





















Matt was our cool snowboard instructor.
























For a day and a half we struggled with the snowboards...but were finally making some progress, especially because of Jared's (a friend of Wendy and Jeff) tutoring and patience. Then I fell! The short story is that at the lift line, someone cut in front of me, and I fell flat on my back. I managed to fracture my T12 vertebrae...so could not move my back. Luckily, my friends were there to document this new adventure via photo and video.

The ski patrol came to my rescue and took me down the mountain.



















I'm only smiling because I know how cool the head-gear makes me look on the backboard and sled.

















After some xrays and discussion with doctors there, I was sent to a hospital in Denver (2.5 hours away) by ambulance.

I was there for 2 days to get fitted with a back brace, to manage my pain, and to learn how to live my life without moving my spine.

















Wendy, Jeff, and Jared came to visit and help me get back on my feet again in time for my return flight to Atlanta.



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on this wonderful accomplishment. I hope that you heal well.

December 8, 2006 at 9:12:00 PM EST

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