Clearing..

So I'm in Vegas and I'm clearing my head. I finally have time to relax and not work. The view from Vegas is beautiful, the view of Vegas.... eh. So what I've been thinking of lately is clearing. Clearing my mind, clearing my life, and clearing the stuff.

I just moved out of Worcester, and I realized I have way to much stuff. I wanna give it away, and thin it out. Because all it did was slow me down. I didn't need all of it. I like living with no frills. If I have my computer and some clothes I'm set.

Life is cluttered or stagnant I'm not sure which. There are two parts that I love. Youth Ministry and Snowboarding. But I've been in Mass for way to long, I wanna travel but I feel like not finishing college has held me back. But why? I have no debt and thats what really holds people back. I wanna travel. I wanna go and work in New Zealand. But I also got offered a job at a boy scout camp in NH. They have sailing. Which is one of my goals for the summer but I wonder if that can't be done in NZ.

Also my new place in Rutland is soooo nice

Viva Las Vegas

It is a crazy month. Snow has been incredible and I've rockin' and rollin' at Wachusett. Two star employee passes in one day and then the next day I was in the telegram & gazette for national learn a snow sport month. It was a pretty cool even after someone drew the fated mustache on my picture. I need to pick up the pace for lessons though. Perhaps even a little more precise and harsh for my M.A. feedback.

By this time last month I was approaching 50 days on snow! A late start but incredible conditions the whole time. I've barely been on any ice so far. I think I'm looking to see how I can possibly extend my season this year.

But today I'm not on snow for once. I am taking (or being forced) some rest from the mountain. My brother got orders to deploy on March 1st so now instead of a wedding at the end of that month he is having one tomorrow in Vegas. I'm sitting in an airport terminal tapping away thinking about how many times I can possibly read through sky mall in 6 hours. And what the hobo power(metric value of stink) of my gas is gonna be. I'm hoping it won't be to crowded. But I truly wish my friend Katie could come down from Tahoe to see me. Hope the flight goes well. I wish I didn't leave my camera on the bed this morning. Oh well I'll just have to use my words to describe all the crazy in vegas.

Goals

So basically this winter is going great even though I've had less days on snow for this time of the season. I'm coaching the dev team and got a bunch of school groups. The coaching thing is something I wanted to do more of this year. Because seeing the progress and affecting the change is what really gets me hyped up.

But even so I find myself lazy in the lodge. I get in and just sit around. I need to make some goals for myself so I have something to work on. I wanna get into low-edge world and some more pressure tricks, 5's, bumps, pow, a bigger bag of tricks, and more comfortable on features, as well as lvl 2 and british invasion at Sunday River. This is just the short list for my own riding. But for teaching I wanna see me coach more directly with immediate feedback, and teach smoother. Get rid of all the useless stuff for teaching and keep what makes the lesson most efficient. Lots to work on and plenty of time to do it.

Energy

Somehow I find energy later in the day that I just didn't realize I had. I'm not sure where it all comes from because I don't drink soda much anymore. Oh yah I'm kicking High Fructose Corn Syrup (I hear it's bad). I got two sprites left and then no more soda. I'm sure there will be an occasional Dr. Pepper but I'm not going back to it much.

Yesterday I worked all day with a good 5 hours of teaching. Then I found the energy to Telemark afterwards until like 9. Tonight I worked and taught 22 students. Then cliniced till 9 30. I love investing all this time because work is play at this point. As long as I save some money.

Also I came up with a possibly good lesson plan/game. So I'm gonna test it out on one of my school groups. (the hint is s n o w)

so tired..

I learned something this weekend. Tired is a bad place for me to be. I didn't get to bed till 3 am this saturday and instead of sleeping in I somehow got up at 9. Before I knew it I was up to WaWa by 1.

Being tired is one thing but yesterday it was a little beyond being tired. I was cranky and snappy. I didn't have my usual store of patience either. I enjoyed a little riding but the clinic got annoying quick.

I wanted... it is unusual for me.

I guess I just need to be a little more intentional about things.

my wayward life

"This is Will, he has good hair."

That was probably one of my favorite ways to be introduced. It was not my idea but I found it hilarious. But life has been interesting recently. Between resigning from my job as a youth pastor, which is my dream job. Explaining over and over why I did. My brother getting engaged and then promptly moving up the date to accommodate the Corps. needs. In all of this I've been looking and praying for housing. I think I finally found it.

The snow sports scene, at least for me is such a family. Every year it just seems like the instructors are getting closer, and more dependable. There is for the most part more trust and honesty. But along with that I every year come more into my own there. Every year I feel like I'm more towards the top of the tier. Which is a great feeling for me. I've never been this good at anything and I don't want to walk away from something that comes so naturally to me.

But housing just came through! I had mentioned it in the locker room and someone had said yah we got a place. I just went over last night to check it out.

It is amazing.

I feel like at least for a bit life will be fun. And for the first time in 2 years I'll have a really cool place to live.

Of course school still looms like a specter over my shoulder. I just want to finish and be done with the nagging unspoken words I hear.

News isn't good or bad it just is

It has been an interesting holiday season full of ups and downs. As much as I wanted to avoid drama it seems to be all around me and somehow involve me. Although I am tending to stay on the peripheral these days.

One way or another I'm moving soon.

At first my brother was getting married in march, then he was getting deployed in march, now he is getting married in Vegas this month.

I've realized that I don't so much flirt anymore as I just throw out 'awkwards'. It seems to work just as well.

Still single though.

Winter time is most definitely my favorite time of year. If I could find church people as good as the folks in ski school, the world would be taken care of.