Snowboarding 101 and Dreams

Well, this past weekend I decided to retry snowboarding, as I would love to get better at the sport. The first time I tried was an utter disaster: I had on boots that were too small, I couldn't feel my toes, and THOUGHT I could get down from the top of the mountain myself. Well, getting down the mountain myself consisted of having the Canadian ski patrol cart my sorry arse down the mountain on a sled with a twisted knee. Failure is too weak of a word for what that attempt was like, but I decided that it is time to give it another go.

I went to Nashoba Valley Ski Area yesterday, and I did have a decent time. I got completely soaked in the process, ended up on my arse longer than I was upright, but progress was made. I am now able to turn on both a toe side as well as a heel side without catching an edge, and even though I still look like a complete bumbling fool out there, I am having fun. I will only get better with time, and I still have a few more free trips to the mountain so I can learn the sport. I am starting to get my mojo back, and starting to become myself again in life. It is a good thing too, I spent way to many months self reflecting my past failures rather than focusing on my future endeavors.

To that, here is something that I would like to share with my few readers. It is a house I found online about a half an hour from where I work. It is in a gorgeous South Western New Hampshire town, and it is at a price I can actually afford. This house has 3 acres of land, a horse stable, updated kitchen, horse ring, master bath jacuzzi, abuts 800 acres of conservation land, and a number of other features. I am still waiting for my bonus to hit the bank from my new job, and I really don't have the rest for the down payment, but I am going to see what it will take to get me into the house. I make enough money and have little debt, so I am going to be ok as far as finances go and I can definitely afford it. Where I may run into trouble is past work history. Being out of work for a few months doesn't look too good to a bank when you are trying to get them to loan you $320K, but I would like to at least see what I CAN get from them, what my rate would be, and if I could possibly afford the house listed.

Anywho, here is a picture of the house, and I am hoping that it works out, but I am also a realist and understand that it most likely will not at this time. If not, I will still be able to save some money and keep looking towards the future. I still have the dream, it is a that will never be squelched, no matter how fire retardant much is dumped on the flames that burn from within. One day I will have my house with a farmers porch, I will be sitting on the swing drinking lemonade on a Sunday morning reading the paper while my child/children play in the yard. I will be out there in the winter time shoveling, then come in, drink a cup of coco and I'll sit next to a fire with my family. That dream will never end, it will come true. Do you know how I know it will come true? It's the secret for you to decipher :p