Lost in notation blog

Day 81 – Adventures of the Alps

March 23, 2010 at 12:59 pm (Autumn/ Winter, bipolar, Budget airline, Destructive relationships, dresses, Employment, Fashion, Female solidarity, Holidays, Long distance relationships, Nature, photography, Relationships, Style, The boy, Uncategorized) (http://www.kurtgeiger.com/brands/kurt-geiger/women/0/0/Kurt+Geiger/0/0/all_79?gclid=CKLC_t6p26ACFUtc4wodPyBXBA, http://www.peacocks.co.uk/?cm_mmc=Google-_-Peacocks-_-Brand-_-Brandcore&gclid=CNHe7Iqq26ACFQZslAodvGcuGA, http://www.tkmaxx.com/)

The Alps are so beautiful, I wish the boy was here.  We have never had the chance to ski together but I know he would love it as much as I do.  Today was a bit of a trial.  It is horrible falling out with one’s family especially in a far away land where there is no room for escape.

My sister and I skied together today, for whatever reason we have always been a lot quicker to fall in than we are to fall out.  My sister is a gem who is extremely forgiving and tolerant, I think it has something to do with  being good at yoga.  I was so glad she gave the piste another go as she has come on so much over the holiday and I didn’t want her to miss out on the last day to play at being nurse.  We never got to ski together when we were children because she had gone off the sport by the time I was old enough to come along. The giants method of teaching is very much the die trying variety which my eldest sister did not take well to.

A couple of years ago however she decided to give it another chance and now she has her confidence back there will be no stopping her. I took her down a red run after I had checked it out to make sure it was suitable and she handled it better than me.  I was half asleep after last nights drama and I fell over at least three times on the way down; at one stage my sister had to try and prevent collisions on the roadway as I was giggling too much to get up and had fallen foolishly on the corner of a particularly speedy hairpin bend.

I wish we could have just a little longer out here. It is so peaceful; every morning when I draw back the curtains the view is so fabulous I am convinced I am staring out at a giant scenic picture postcard.

• Today’s dress is from TK Maxx.  It probably could have done with some kind of petticoat under it but thanks to difficult-jet’s luggage allowance I am rather short on accessories. The boots are Kurt Geiger and the tights are from Peacocks and though they were a bargain at only a pound they have unfortunately already fallen to bits but at least this means I hav one less thing I need to pack come tomorrow.