I wouldn’t call myself a good skier. I’ve been downhill skiing once, cross-country two times, and snowboarding three times. When we decided to take my daughter skiing this weekend, I decided to take a lesson because I’m committed to learning to do it right and have fun.

I love being in the snow and especially outdoors. It was a gorgeous day: 55 degrees, sunny, and lots and lots of snow. We’d postponed our ski weekend for years because there wasn’t enough snow, so this year we had to go because there is more snow in the Sierras than has been for a very, very long time.

I wore my California Redwoods necklace because the sparkly mica looks like winter snow. (The California Redwoods necklace is available in my store; follow this link!) The snow in the Sierras looked like whipped buttercream icing. It really was beautiful.

Our selfie didn’t show my necklace! Oh well, we got our smiling faces.