tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post4560694303097449709..comments2023-09-22T13:57:20.922-04:00Comments on From The Valley To The Palais: Speed dating on chairlifts and other Vermont talesnappy valley girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-21727730856649782952012-01-10T06:55:17.094-05:002012-01-10T06:55:17.094-05:00Happy New Year!! Sounds like you're having fun...Happy New Year!! Sounds like you're having fun, as always, despite the lack of snow and clouds. I haven't been skiing since I was 15 in France on a school trip. Must give it a go. Problem is, the girls in this family hate being cold...A Confused Take That Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459622010972987709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-38128935879127895452012-01-09T20:35:19.424-05:002012-01-09T20:35:19.424-05:00MsCaroline - honeymoon with the inlaws, well each ...MsCaroline - honeymoon with the inlaws, well each to their own....!<br /><br />NB - you wouldn't have much choice in the US, as everyone (except teenagers) is incredibly friendly and chatty....<br /><br />KM - a small glass of sherry sounds very civilized. I had fun in the wine shop the other day, choosing more expensive wine to make up for not drinking all week!<br /><br />ALW - yes, I think private lessons are probably the way forward, but skiing with his Dad seems to have worked well this year!<br /><br />Expat Mum - that sounds like your worst nightmare on a chairlift. I remember being stuck at a bus stop with a Jehovah's witness once and praying the bus would come. It didn't, and eventually I just walked away and made an excuse....<br /><br />Pants - yes, what is it? I suppose I should be glad he's angelic at school, but no-one ever believes me when I say he can be difficult....<br /><br />MetMum - they'd probably love being on a chairlift with you!<br /><br />Circles - yes, he would definitely love that. He already wants to snowboard.<br /><br />Michelloui - I can imagine as a teenager it would have been very strategic....nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-11705622427897727262012-01-08T02:46:34.361-05:002012-01-08T02:46:34.361-05:00Wow! You;ve had a busy past few weeks, then. I rem...Wow! You;ve had a busy past few weeks, then. I remember growing up in Minnesota and skiing (that's right, no mountains, but they make fab use of the massive bluffs around Minneapolis and Duluth!) and we would positively try to get in the right place so we could be on the lift with the right person just for this speed dating experience...;)Michelloui | The American Residenthttp://www.theamericanresident.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-66676358327612660852012-01-06T05:00:45.479-05:002012-01-06T05:00:45.479-05:00Love the speed-dating analogy! I was just reading ...Love the speed-dating analogy! I was just reading a blog about how you can 'sand board' in the desert here, down the dunes ... I think Littleboy 1 would be a pro! (and a softer landing apparently - maybe I'll try it!)Circles in the Sandhttp://dubaiunveiled.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-37781225866715421362012-01-05T17:49:49.677-05:002012-01-05T17:49:49.677-05:00I really had to laugh at the 15 minutes speed dati...I really had to laugh at the 15 minutes speed dating thing, imagining some poor person being forced to listen to my life story, spontaneously deciding to ski off in the other direction, happy to finally get away...<br /><br />Happy New Year! :) xMetropolitan Mumhttp://www.metropolitanmum.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-39199393619487715002012-01-04T16:58:47.609-05:002012-01-04T16:58:47.609-05:00what is it with these boys saving their filthy beh...what is it with these boys saving their filthy behaviour for at home? I'm torn between being thankful noone else has to witness it and wanting a break!<br /><br />Happy New Year, sounds like you had a great break. xDorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-70096884400562879272012-01-04T16:44:52.265-05:002012-01-04T16:44:52.265-05:00Well, the less said about my ski holiday the bette...Well, the less said about my ski holiday the better!<br />I remember last year, hubbie and I were on a chair lift together and the guy next to me was really friendly. Turns out he grew up just outside of Chicago so we talked for the whole ride (about 10 minutes). Literally, in the last 60 seconds though, he managed to turn the conversation around to Jehovah! I was gob-smacked and half expected him to pull out a pamphlet as we disembarked.<br />I thought these guys went to other countries, not ski resorts!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-2953020164771901362012-01-04T15:26:58.630-05:002012-01-04T15:26:58.630-05:00That is just so so true. Kevin and I have spent th...That is just so so true. Kevin and I have spent the last nine years speed dating on ski lifts and it's a mixed bag out there. Those kids' group lessons are very variable. In the end we bit the bullet and paid loads for the privates, they're almost Olympians in a couple of lessons. Happy new Year and so looking forward to reading loads more of your blog posts in 2012!About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-83997493504866350902012-01-04T14:59:34.937-05:002012-01-04T14:59:34.937-05:00I love being home for Christmas but would have lov...I love being home for Christmas but would have loved to have been in the mountains for New Year. Something about mountain air...sigh. No wine for you then. I'm having a dry week but am looking forward to a small glass of sherry on Friday night.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790725880329761329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-42147325273345035372012-01-04T08:39:21.025-05:002012-01-04T08:39:21.025-05:00Skiing sounds fun with/without good snow...glad th...Skiing sounds fun with/without good snow...glad the boys like it. I've never thought of saying much to a stranger on a ski lift...perhaps I should<br /><br />Have a brilliant yearNota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-10958270994634926092012-01-04T02:17:20.726-05:002012-01-04T02:17:20.726-05:00We have had some quite interesting chairlift conve...We have had some quite interesting chairlift conversations in past years (#1 is still the conversation with the young man who was there on his honeymooon, sharing a small condo with his entire extended family...different strokes, I guess...)still, sounds like fun despite the pork/ham mixup and the littleboy issues...believe it or not, you'll be hard-pressed to remember the meltdowns and mixups years from now and just have fond memories...promise!<br />Checking in quickly, got back to Seoul from Phuket this am and have 2 days to do all the washing and packing before leaving to take son#1 back to the US for uni...very much a bittersweet time. Happy 2012 and enjoy that sparkling water!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.com