Skiing Christmas Eve Day

[highpeaksdrifter]

I use to love skiing on Xmas Eve. Hardly anyone was at the mountain and it was a great way or me to start my vacation. Nowadays this is often hard for me to pull off because of my wife’s unreasonable attitude.

Ya see the extended family comes to our house on Xmas Day and she thinks I should be around the day before to help her get ready. Her selfish argument is that I’ll ski a good 7 days before going back to work on Jan. 2nd so I shouldn’t mind not going on Xmas Eve and helping her. She fails to understand that no matter how many other times I go if I don’t go on Xmas Eve it’s one less day I’ll ski in my lifetime.

I find it troublesome that in this time of giving she is more concerned with equity and fairness then she is with my enjoyment.

Back in the day my mom did everything for Christmas, all my dad had to do was carve the turkey.

During this bleak weather period I am dreaming of a white Christmas, but also an old fashion one. A Christmas where men where free to do manly things and the women did the other stuff to make everybody else happy.

Anyone know a good divorce lawyer?

 

[ctenidae]

Anyone know a good divorce lawyer?

Your wife probably does...

:beer:

 

[MichaelJ]

I'm lucky - she has to work until 3pm on the 24th, so I am actually encouraged to get out and ski the first half of the day. I just have to decide whether I go next door to Killington or take a longer ride to Mt. Snow. If it's going to be really empty on the slopes, it might be the perfect K day?

 

[JimG.]

I use to love skiing on Xmas Eve. Hardly anyone was at the mountain and it was a great way or me to start my vacation. Nowadays this is often hard for me to pull off because of my wife’s unreasonable attitude.

Ya see the extended family comes to our house on Xmas Day and she thinks I should be around the day before to help her get ready. Her selfish argument is that I’ll ski a good 7 days before going back to work on Jan. 2nd so I shouldn’t mind not going on Xmas Eve and helping her. She fails to understand that no matter how many other times I go if I don’t go on Xmas Eve it’s one less day I’ll ski in my lifetime.

I find it troublesome that in this time of giving she is more concerned with equity and fairness then she is with my enjoyment.

Back in the day my mom did everything for Christmas, all my dad had to do was carve the turkey.

During this bleak weather period I am dreaming of a white Christmas, but also an old fashion one. A Christmas where men where free to do manly things and the women did the other stuff to make everybody else happy.

Anyone know a good divorce lawyer?

I know you don't really mean it about the divorce part. I do feel your pain.

I'm very fortunate...my wife really understands my passion for skiing and allows me to indulge it whenever. She remembers when I was injured and couldn't ski, how miserable I was even though I tried to hide it. I still worked at Hunter even then just so I could be around the mountain and so my kids could ski. But it was mentally painful for me.

I will ski solo on Sat, with my 2 oldest boys on Sun, and with my whole family on Mon.
Life is good.

 

[andyzee]

Anyone know a good divorce lawyer?

Divorces are expensive, just go skiing and don't come back

 

[JimG.]

Divorces are expensive, just go skiing and don't come back

POST OF THE WEEK!!!!

 

[Kerovick]

My wife doesn't complain when I go skiing. Do you beleive she thinks it's EXERCISE?

HAHAHAHAHHAHA Silly wife!

 

[MikeTrainor]

I ski every year on Christmas eve with my sister. Perfect day to go, I feel your pain though.

 

[jmd5602]

New to this - but why don't you take her with you and offer to have the whole xmas day affair catered!




PSYCH!

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

New to this - but why don't you take her with you and offer to have the whole xmas day affair catered!
PSYCH!

Thanks for the advice, but I was kiddin around. I ski 50-60 days a year and she never has a complaint about it. If she wants me around 1 day to help out that's the least I can do.

I was hoping some of the ladies in here would raise to the bait, but no one did. Dang.

 

[jmd5602]

No, instead it seems like most of the men took the bait and chimed right in.

 

[billski]

contra

I use to love skiing on Xmas Eve. Hardly anyone was at the mountain and it was a great way or me to start my vacation. Nowadays this is often hard for me to pull off because of my wife’s unreasonable attitude.

Ya see the extended family comes to our house on Xmas Day and she thinks I should be around the day before to help her get ready. Her selfish argument is that I’ll ski a good 7 days before going back to work on Jan. 2nd so I shouldn’t mind not going on Xmas Eve and helping her. She fails to understand that no matter how many other times I go if I don’t go on Xmas Eve it’s one less day I’ll ski in my lifetime.

I find it troublesome that in this time of giving she is more concerned with equity and fairness then she is with my enjoyment.

Back in the day my mom did everything for Christmas, all my dad had to do was carve the turkey.

During this bleak weather period I am dreaming of a white Christmas, but also an old fashion one. A Christmas where men where free to do manly things and the women did the other stuff to make everybody else happy.

Anyone know a good divorce lawyer?

Lawyers aren't good for ski resorts, so don't put more money in their pockets.

But semi-seriously, why not graciously offer to have the extended family over for Christmas Eve? That lets all the extenders stay at home the next day and play with their toys and admire their new golf clubs. Your wife can sleep late and relax. You'll have to help "get ready" on the 23rd, a small price to pay.

You can even offer to bring Christmas dinner home that night: I'm sure the resort lodge cafe will have a full compliment of pizza, burgers and fries, while Wendy's and McD's are closed on Christmas day. Perfect.

You on the other hand will have to suffer lonliness on the trail and on the highways. You will hear echos as your boots clomp through an empty lodge and you'll have to brush off the chairs all day as you'll be the first one of the day on them. It's tough, but worth the sacrifice.

Sounds like a win-win to me. What a great hubby you are8). Am I missing something here?

 

[Vortex]

I force my family to ski X-mass eve together. Its fun and they love it.:lol: :smash: Its become a family tradition. I get no choice X-mass day. We drive home X-mass Eve to have the tree at our house and drive right back up North X-mass night.

 

[andyzee]

Duh, why don't you just have a tree up north?:roll:

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Let us know when your on the Dr. Phil show!

 

[Vortex]

Duh, why don't you just have a tree up north?:roll:

I have a tree and lights up North all year long. I got away with X-mass up there once. Its about the kids this time a year. They want to wake up in the house. Can't say no.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

I mentioned skiing on Xmas Eve over dinner last night and my wife said it was fine with her if I went this year. Women...go figure. Anyways it gives me a warm feeling inside knowing that I'm not needed.

 

[andyzee]

I mentioned skiing on Xmas Eve over dinner last night and my wife said it was fine with her if I went this year. Women...go figure. Anyways it gives me a warm feeling inside knowing that I'm not needed.

She must be reading this forum.

 

[ctenidae]

No, instead it seems like most of the men took the bait and chimed right in.

We're not really all that bright.

 

[JimG.]

We're not really all that bright.

Speak for yourself.

I was responding to my fellow man who appeared to be in a state of discombobulation and depression because he might not be able to ski on a given day. The fact that he was really crying wolf has no bearing on this.

Women don't have a patent on that "nurturing concern for others" thing you know.

I'll admit I was stupid to take HPD seriously though.