Cure for the Wintertime Blues

Today the Canuck and I went snowshoeing. We bought snowshoes three years ago and today, we actually used them for the first time. WHY you ask? We had post-traumatic-the-van-almost-hit-a-building-stress-syndrome and everyone knows the average recovery time for said ailment is three years. Back up three years, we packed up our newly acquired snowshoes, packed up our youngest, and set out for a day of snowshoeing fun. Destination- a golf course up the canyon- it's a popular destination for winter activities. We pulled into the parking lot which had a slight incline towards the clubhouse. I know this because we almost became one with that clubhouse. With brakes applied, the van refused to stop and simply kept making a beeline for the building. I believe there were some words uttered by the Canuck that would have rivaled any sailor can not be written here. When we didn't actually make contact with the building, we decided we no longer felt like a fun day snowshoeing. The Canuck managed to get the van turned around and with the help of some kind gents pushing from behind, we got out of the parking lot and back on our way... home... The snowshoes hung in the garage until today. This time our destination was a trail closer to home and we were driving a full size SUV. I did have one pang of anxiety when I asked the Canuck if he'd brought a shovel to dig out the car if we got stuck... You would have to understand the hilarity of this given the fact that we not only drove on perfectly dry roads, we parked in a perfectly dry parking lot. We would have maybe needed a shovel if say, a giant dump truck accidentally unloaded on our vehicle. Today's outing turned out to be up there pretty high on the list of "super awesome things to do on a Saturday."

AND NOT just because we didn't almost become a lead story on the evening news about a couple whose vehicle went through a building. It was just fun. Utah really does have the best snow on earth, it's a scientific fact.

We tromped around in the snow, and learned quickly that there are certain things you can't do in snowshoes. Walk backwards for one.

However, you CAN fall backwards into a big fluffy bank of perfect Utah powder and laugh until your belly aches. And that my friends, is the perfect remedy for PTTVAHABSS. (See above for actual name.)