Characters on the Slopes and First Ever Tote Awards!!

Recently back from a mini tour (Wolf Creek & Durango Mt) of southern Colorado skiing, I would like to share some things with you.


Snowboarders....I am now outnumbered....I have thought, "I think I could do that." Then reality sets in and I remember how they fall and what 6 weeks of crutches would look like- I just see piles of laundry- no I'll stick with my skis. Thanks.



Nothing like teaching your kids to ski or snowboard. Believe it or not- Cody is very good with him, teaching and being patient. It takes 3 years + of patient skiing.




He's getting it but we can still out last him. He was pretty tired that first day.





I thought you'd like to see this. My High Sierra Purple backpack, http://deevers.blogspot.com/2009/11/old-purple.html, and the old purple gloves Cody got, 15 years ago. I actually wore them one day.



I am not into "image" so I had no problem sporting them.

These people were all about image. I had a lot of time with no 2 year old to chase so I watched people and took a few pictures. :)

Skunk boy was there...



And Gumby...sorry he walked fast...limited camera...thanks for understanding






Moses was there too but I wasn't fast enough, you'll have to take my word on it.

Cookie monsters...



This kid just broke out of the chain gang..



Then there was this...Grim Reaper? I don't know...



And our favorite, Me Lucky Charms Guy...one day early for St. Paddy's day, I guess he couldn't wait



And look he's a backpacker too...



Which only got my blogging mind going.

Then I took note of everyone's totes. Then, with it being awards season and all I couldn't resist. So here they are. The first annual BackPack Awards!!

Winner for "Best Camouflaged Backpack" goes to.....



It's really there I promise.

And the winner in the category of "You are very brave to sport THIS" goes to...




I really have no room to talk, my gloves are 15 years old and my ski attire is not far from it.

I really debated this one- but winner in the best "Over-done St. Patrick's Day award" goes to....



"Just Get a Locker" Winner...



"Why bother? Thinnest Bag" Award goes to....



"Best overall Bag" Winner



So it was a little blurry, bad camera, but you knew that....

It won not only because it was very versatile & had that cool mini tote attached but because we were surrounded by Aggies, Longhorns and Red Raiders....I would've awarded OSU orange too - it was just good to see some fellow Sooners.

Then there was this lady....





I feel like this every day. She wins the "Totegirl of the year" award. Bless her heart.

Some of us just don't know when to say no.

Winners: Congratulations, you have all won new High Sierra backpacks filled with thousands of dollars, purple ski gloves, season passes for 2011/12 to Durango Mt. (our favorite on the tour) and NEW 2010 Black Cameros !!!!! Please contact me at lorideevers@hotmail.com to redeem your prizes.

Me and the Purple High Sierra backpack

I had mentioned in the last post about my incredible backpack that had lasted a long time and been everywhere with me... here are the long awaited pictures of the tote above all totes....

the one above is my favorite picture, our first hike up to the church

My promised and unforgetable motorbike ride in Nepal


getting the directions from new friend and fellow American to all important shopping destinations

arriving in Nepal that bag is right in front of me on the left there....exciting times- thanks for reading...

Old Purple

Well I have been home over a week now and I am still putting it all together (my life, my experiences, all this new world I've been exposed to)

I am patiently waiting for more photos to share (my friend, the photographer took most of the pictures) . But I did have access to this one and wanted to share it.

This is Anand Bhaka, he's pastor Bishwa's 11 year old son. He's a typical boy and I enjoyed meeting him very much. I hope to take my son to Nepal one day so they can meet. He spoke English well. Here we are up on top of a building overlooking the rented church building for Inspiration Fellowship. I am always sneaking around and he led me here. I just love kids. That was what I found very interesting is that kids are kids in any culture. The Nepalese children were well behaved and sat on the floor in front of me for hours- praising, singing, praying, dancing, bowing on their knees and even flicking paper and getting into things. One little boy inverted his eye lids and turned around to the other kids to show them, I couldn't help but laugh. Kids are kids in any culture.

But since I am the tote girl I have to comment on the tote that carried my money (rupees ), my journal (I wrote a lot about everything I saw, ate, smelled and did), my encouragement notes, my precious Bible and blessed passport around. This is old purple, my backpack from high school and carring it on any trip is more tradition than anything. It's beginning to look a little worn out and dated. There are much better looking backpacks out there but none with the character old purple possesses and faithfulness- never has it let me down. It's gone all over the U.S. on every airplane ride and road trip, every single one. It's gone with me to Mexico, Canada, Jamaica and now Belguim, India and Nepal. I am forever grateful for it, it's been comforting and utilitarian. It is the tote above all totes in my house.