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Well, as you know, I've had a couple skiing/snowboarding adventures of late. It gets pretty expensive after a while, with buying the lift ticket and renting equipment. Also when you rent your own equipment, you need to get used to a new board, new shoes and you have to worry if everything will fit you correctly, or if the boots smell or how worn the equipment is, and it takes about an hour out of your day to wait in line and go through the motions.
So we thought of a solution.
Buy our own boards!!!
Muhahahaha....
Since it's the end of the season here, there are sales everywhere. Sportmart is having an awesome sale on snowboards. Most of them are 25% - 55% off. That includes bindings, boots, bags and other accessories. And if you buy a board, boots and bindings at Sportmart, you get an extra 10% off the whole package.
That's a pretty sweet deal!
But the toughest thing is finding a board, because at Sportmart, there are a LOT of ugly boards there. Ugly and damaged, since they've been out all season for people to pick through. We also discovered that every Sportmart here has a different selection of boards.
But I was able to find THE ONE. It was almost like finding my wedding dress. I saw some different boards and thought, 'Ehh, that's nice...' 'This one looks okay...' But then I found HER. As soon as I saw her, I knew it was meant to be.
So let me introduce you to Kitty.
Isn't she pretty? First of all, she's purple. Second, she's got a cape and a little cat mask on. Can't you just picture me wearing this get up?
Well, if you can't, I want you to know that I'm going to sew myself this exact outfit so I can match my board as I go down the slopes. Can you imagine me in a purple cape and cat mask whizzing down the mountain? Hahahahaha...
So where am I getting all this money? I don't know. Me and Dave decided not to go to the movies, have boba shakes or eat at Todai for two months. And after a couple years, the boards are going to pay for themselves, so it doesn't matter anyway. So really, it's not costing THAT much, at least that's what we're fooling ourselves to think...
So YAY! I've got a snowboard!
Posted by Yano at January 29, 2004 10:05 AMWhat a fabulous board!!! I love her! Can't wait to see pics with you in your purple costume and cat mask. :) Seriously, that would be so funny!!!!! I think you should do it, absolutely. :)
Posted by: Lara on January 29, 2004 10:29 AMooOOoo... i like!
Posted by: bumblebootie on January 29, 2004 11:17 AMso umm.. I hope you got good boots and bindings too :)
Posted by: Pooh on January 29, 2004 01:29 PMThats cool looking board. She looks kind of like "Raven" from Teen Titans.
Posted by: Luna on January 29, 2004 06:39 PMI am NOT lending you my evil kitty hat! But I'm tempted. It would match your Kitty's getup perfectly.
Posted by: Noelle on January 29, 2004 07:03 PMwon't your front foot cover her face?
Posted by: chris on January 29, 2004 07:05 PMChris - yeah, it will. I love the design, but I don't know who the genius was who put her face right over my front foot! So no one is going to see her face....just the cape.
That's cool, though, at least I know!
Posted by: yano on January 29, 2004 08:57 PMWow!!! I'm jealous.. Your new board looks awesome!! *runs to Sportmart*
Posted by: Lissa on January 29, 2004 10:08 PMsims is a pretty good company.
have fun getting to know the slopes. pretty soon you'll be full out half-piping it.
then it'll be on to wakeboarding. =)
Posted by: bernadette on January 31, 2004 02:58 PM