After spending a couple days with the Grandparents, it was on to a chalet in the Austrian Alps for a week of snowboarding with some of Lana's friends from church in Munich. Wow, what a great time! We were about a 5 min walk through the snow to the ski lift and could snowboard all the way down to the front step of the chalet. Lana is a great snowboarder, so it was a lot of fun being able to do that with her and her friends from the church. A typical day was to get up, have a devotion, eat some breakfast and hit the slopes around 9 or so finishing around 3-4 in the afternoon. It was a tough 5 days being sore and all, but worth every minuet. Most people never get the chance to ski in the Alps, but here at Aviano they're a short drive away. After a week of boarding, I was getting pretty good and could hang with the bros. There were many lifts and runs to keep you busy for a few days. It took us 2-3 days of snowboarding all day to hit most of the slopes in the area. We were able to stay through the New Year and enjoy that time up in the mountains as well! It was a great time of enjoying God's creation and relaxing before our 5 months in Iraq. It was also great because I was able to spend a couple weeks with Lana before leaving.
My next entries will continue with our time in Iraq...if I can't post anything while there, it'll be around June before I get the chance. We'd all appreciate you keeping us in your prayers while we're away. Fly safe and check six!More Pictures:
