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December 8, 2007

Usual Suspects in VT, pg 1 (SHCG Multi-Challenge LO)

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Part of a 4 pg LO responding to several different Scrap Happenzz Critique Group Challenges. The Challenges are Fiery Redhead's Making Headlines to do a newspaper/tabloid inspired LO, Nitzza's Ad Inspiration (I liked the narrow columns of text next to the images in the IKEA ad she had posted), Nitzza's Out of the Scrap Room to use non-scrapbooking supplies (the snowflakes are made of felt furniture foot pads), & twinscrapbee's Second Chance to do a past challenge.

This is about a trip to Vermont for New Year's weekend '04 into '05; DH, our friend & I had a fun & mellow time snowboarding/skiing & just relaxing. Note, my “Toe-Side Triumph” LO is from this trip. http://scrapbook.com/galleries/41507/view/908855/-1/60/1.html

The scans & stitch-job came out weird because of the added dimension of the felt pads, plus the right side was cut off. I blurred out our last names.

Journaling: “THE USUAL SUSPECTS TAKE ON VERMONT: Killington, VT, - From Fri. Dec. 31, 2004- through Mon. Jan. 3, 2005, New York residents Sharon ___, husband Greg and friend Mike ___trekked up to spend New Year's weekend at Mike's family's condos. The condo, once the scene of debaucherous partying during Greg and Mike's younger years, has for the last few years been the scene of the former party-ragers' tamer, more mature outings. In an effort to establish a winter pastime to keep up with her expert-skier husband, Sharon's initial exhilarating yet frustrating snowboarding attempts occurred at this very same resort in 2003. She looked forward to giving snowboarding another go. Meanwhile Mike, in-between girlfriends, decided to travel with Sharon and Greg without female companionship. Sharon, who like her husband is a former wild child, reflected on the quieter, richer turns her life had taken in recent years, ‘There's no place else I'd rather be right now. Yesterday is the past, and the future is bright!'

The weather was reportedly mild, with some green patches showing on the slopes. TV weatherwoman Wendy Moore's irreverent reporting sparked plenty of laughter among resort viewers – ‘Tahoe got 3 inches of snow – doesn't it make you wanna throw up (with envy)?' Other guests were overheard mentioning the entertaining weatherwoman. Said Greg, ‘More Wendy!' Meanwhile, the Jacuzzi was broken but still had warm soothing warm water, which the trio would customarily enjoy after their time on the slopes.

GREG SAYS ‘NO' TO SKIING; SNOWBOARDS WITH WIFE - Lifelong skier Greg opted out of flexing his expert ski skills on the double black diamond trails in order to stay on the easier Snowshed trail with his wife. Both novice-level snowboarders, Greg had a bit more experience and confidence at the sport. ‘I'm so lucky and thankful to have a guy like Greg, having him snowboarding here with me in the afternoons has made things much more enjoyable than having him ski the big trails,' Sharon said.

A life-historian like his wife, Greg wore a backpack on the slopes in order to carry ‘Viddy' (the couple's videocam).”


Thanks to SHCG for coming up w/ great challenges! TFL :)


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