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For us, vacation is kind of a relative thing...
Camping and trips to neighboring Midwestern states to visit relatives are typical "vacations" for us. We do get away once in a while, though. Vegas is cheap and if you have friends in the right places, you can even make it to the Rockies or Hilton Head Island once in a decade or so!

When the kids spend some time at grandma and grandpas, we do get a chance for some adults-only weekends now and then, but those just don't seem to come around often enough!


Friday, March 29, 1996

Ski Vail

Ah, skiing in the Rockies. Definitely not a cheap vacation. Unless of course you have friends who have a house about 10 miles outside of Vail, can get you a deal on a rent-a-car and there's an air fare war on.

So, we make the trek and hook up with about 15 of our closest friends (big house, huh?) for a week of skiing at Vail and Beaver Creek. It was fantastic - great snow, warm temperatures and, of course, plenty of Apres-ski. This picture pretty well sums up the fun we had one evening after stopping in a local tavern for "one beer" - famous last words. Of course, we're not really getting arrested. We just couldn't resist the urge to get frisked on a Saab 9000 police car. That's my story and I'm sticking with it.