So after 2 years of saying... "I'm going to learn how to snowboard this year..." and not actually following through with it... I finally took first of the three snowboarding lessons! 

Geez! Who knew that snowboarding would be such a workout???  Especially during the lesson.  Walking up and sliding down a small hill is much harder than expected... I was sweating profusely and was dying to take off my jacket!  Why are the freakin' snowboards so heavy????  Goodness... I realized how much of a scary it is to glide down a hill... can really do this for real?  And why the hell are the gear so extensive and SOOO expensive?  I bought jacket, pants, socks, and gloves... then i realized that i still need some stupid helmet, special thermal/water wicking/thin under clothing...when does this end???? 

Recently in the Snoqualmie mountains got like 6 feet of snow with avalanche risk... so I have to have chains for my tires if i want to drive through there... How much more do I have to spend??? I feel like it never ends....

I still have 2 more lessons... can I make it?  Will I break something??? Hopefully not... Wish me luck... I definitely need it.