I finally got it!! I am a 'Snowboarder'

My journey to successful snowboarding began in British Columbia about 7 years ago. I was out there visiting my aunt for a much needed vacation. And really, who can resist the call of the mountains out west in March?? So, I suckered a guy I'd just met (son of my aunts friend) into driving me to the ski hill and hanging out with me all day while I took a snowboarding lesson and attempted just one run down the mountain. Sadly, even with a 4 hour lesson under my belt and my seemingly strong athletic inclination, it took me 2&1/2 hours to make it down the mountain and I did most of that on my butt. It was fun, but I vowed to remain a loyal skier and not switch teams just yet. Snowboarding just wasn't for me.

Almost 2 years later one of my best friends (an avid boarder and instructor) convinced me to try it again. She promised to stay with me the entire time and 'teach' me how to board. To her credit, she tried REALLY hard, I just couldn't get over the idea of having both of my feet strapped to a board and flying down a mountain. It looked fun...and I WANTED to learn but after a few hours on the bunny hill, a couple of pretty good wipe outs, and a bruised ego, I conceded that I'd likely never get it and switched back to my trusty skis for the rest of the outing.

Now, 5 years after that, a month before my 31st birthday, I have managed to figure it all out. I went to Liberty Mountain (in Fairfield PA for those that don't know where Liberty is) this past weekend with an amazing group of friends. Since my skis are still stored up in Canada and my friend had an extra board and boots that fit me I decided to give boarding another go rather than renting skis. The first couple hours were rough, I could barely stand up, let alone get down the hill. If you know me at all you can imagine how frustrating that was for me.

Noticing how incredibly hard it was for me to manage to do ANYTHING on the snowboard, my friend suggested having the ski shop change the direction of the board... and wouldn't you know it - turns out I am NOT GOOFY after all (at least not on a snowboard).

Once I changed directions everything clicked. Ok, so it really wasn't immediate, but I got much better at it really quickly. By dinner time I was coming down the hill (the little beginners hill - one step up from the bunny slope) without falling (most of the time). I even did one full run (a green one) from the top of the mountain.

I still can't get off the chair lift without crashing, and the idea of going down a "Blue" run makes me a bit ill, but I did it! I snowboarded!! And, I LOVED it!! I am 100% still a beginner but I WILL do it again, and who knows... perhaps it's time for me to consider switching teams!!

What do you say…

Dear jackass!!!

I can't believe that you would do something like this to your family. Wow you messed up. Big time! What you did was disrespectful to me and unforgivably hurtful to your family. You're the kind of guy that wrecks it for the rest of the truly nice guys in the world, because you make us NICE girls cynical and suspicious of every guy we meet! You obviously have no respect for your relationship or your family and I am reasonably sure you have very little respect for women in general. Well guess what, I (like your wife I hope) will not stand for this bullshit from men.

I realize that I didn't ASK you if you were married but I shouldn't have to. You certainly didn't ACT like you were married. When I asked you about your family you talked about your sister and her kids, your mom, your grandmother…. did it never once occur to you to mention your own kids at least????

Even if your relationship is rocky and ending (which if it wasn't I am sure it is now) you should still have been up front with me. You should have let me make a decision about whether or not I wanted to continue seeing you. I have to say though that I would have said no. I have zero interest in being involved with someone that is involved with someone else. I am not that girl.

I don't think I've been this mad at someone in a really long time. I don't even really know what to say and that's not usually a problem for me. I really liked you. I enjoyed spending time with you and was most definitely incredibly attracted to you. And was really looking forward to seeing you again. Now I am just completely disgusted with you…. thank god nothing serious happened between us!!!

I know I didn't do anything wrong in this situation (you did) and yet I feel like the biggest idiot in the world right now. I helped you cheat, even if I didn't know it, and that is probably the worst thing a woman can do do another woman. BTW I told your wife EVERYTHING and will continue to do so should she ever call me again and ask what happened. I don't want to see you or speak to you ever again. Kindly lose my number as yours has been deleted.

-Pissed, in Arlington!

Lesson for the single ladies reading. ASK explicitly if the guy you're dating is or has ever been married. Only the REALLY good liars will fool you - the rest aren't that smart. And no-one should have to get the 7am wake up call that I got this morning.