Playing Hooky

Hello everyone!

I hope you all are having a fantastic week so far!!

Mine has taken off to a great start because I got to play hooky yesterday to enjoy probably the last day of snowboarding of the year.  The snow here in Arizona (yes, we can actually use snow and Arizona in one sentence) has been pretty crappy this year, the weather has been pretty warm all winter and they had to make snow constantly to keep the park open all season.

We went to the Snowbowl in Flagstaff which is about 2 and a half hours away from where I live so my buddy Josh and I took off around 6:30 so we can make the first chair.  It started off a bit icy and I must admit, I ate it pretty hard on my first run, ended up losing my hat and goggles so I had to climb up to grab them since it was a slow day and nobody was around to grab them on the way down.
As the day got warmer the snow got a bit softer so I was able to just let go of my fear of falling on my butt and just carve down that mountain. We got some good runs in and boarded a full day from 9 to 4 and headed back down.

Oh, I forgot how everyone's weekend was! I had a pretty eventful weekend, cooked a lot, ran and had a friend in town so we went to a spring training game and went to a BBQ after.  It's the best time of the year in Arizona if anyone wants to wander down this way!  And no I didn't drink at all this weekend, stayed strong and resisted.  It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be.  I just didn't have the urge to do so. I'm planning on continuing for as long as I can!

One of the nights my roommate and I made guacamole and we ended up running out of chips so we took tortilla, cut them into little triangles, tossed them in some grape seed oil and salt and baked them.  HOLY COW!! I don't think we'll ever buy them from the store ever again. They were probably the best chips we've ever had and they were so much better than the baked chips from the stores. We're planning on trying different seasonings and making chips with pita bread and see how it turns out.

Anyway, I hope everyone finishes the week strong and keep eating clean and training dirty!
I slacked a bit this weekend but I think once in awhile you are allowed to be easy on yourself and indulge.

I'll catch you guys soon!

Cheers,
J Bae