Snow, Skiing, Sisters

I just got back from an awesome ski vacation.  Snowshoe mountain has some kickass ski trails, and I got to use my new boots (nordica Hot Rods, high performance!) which makes a WORLD of difference.  Before, my boots were a size too small and caused major cramping in my feet, making skiing nearly impossible.  Which sucks for me, because the only thing I love more than dancing is skiing.  But with brand new boots and some magic skis, I'm skiing better than ever.  Wish I had some photos to share. Oh well.

On another note, I found my older sister's blog today, and within it, I found a recent post about a Dave Matthew's Band song called "sister."  I'm not an avid DMB fan, so I don't really know this song, but it was a touching blog post about....well, about me.  In it, she talked about how she recently realized all I did for her.  It really struck a chord with me, because we have the epitome of a roller-coaster relationship.  We're completely different people, which is perfectly normal, but it does occasionally cause problems.  I'm on the artsy, quirky, and silly side, and she's on the sporty, strong, and serious side, which is why she'll make an amazing teacher (and eventually parent) someday.  I, on the other hand, will hopefully still be a good mother, but I don't have the patience for high school kids (heck, I hated my high school).

Please understand, I adore her, look up to her, and am very thankful for all she taught me. And I'm ecstatic that she finally understands this and "appreciates everything [I've] done for [her]" as she says in her blog.  But I detest fighting, conflict, etc.

-------EDIT: There was an entire section here that I decided to remove.  It's not something I should say on the internet, even though nobody follows my blog...yet?  Anyway, on Christmas eve day, we had an up-front honest talk about our issues, getting them all out in the open.  It hurt to approach everything so directly, as I'm not used to it, and I hope that my sister and I can learn to bring up our problems gently and resolve them without any feelings hurt.------

Regardless, if you ever read this, know that I love you to pieces, and I don't want to fight anymore.  I'll try my best if you do too, that's all I can promise.

Love, 

Ally