Skiing and Vegetables

After having sort of a rough morning, Steve and I went skiing this afternoon and had a blast.  When we got to Kincaid Park, we saw the entire Dimond High School ski team playing games on their skate skis with no poles.  It brought back a flood of memories.  It feels like I should have skied over and joined them.  Luckily for them I didn't :)  But man, just like I mentioned in my last post, time just flies by!  It has been six years since I was on the ski team, and I can remember most of it vividly.  I loved being on both the cross-country running team and the cross-country ski team, my best memories from high school come from time spent on those teams, hands down.

We skied the mize loop, for any of you familiar with Kincaid, just as the sun was beginning to set.  It was so nice to get out and get some much needed fresh air.  I've been sick for the last couple of days, and today was the worst, so I wasn't sure if spending 30 minutes skiing at a fast pace was the best idea.  But now I know; it was a GREAT idea.

I love winter, because I get to spend so much time with Steve.  In the summer, he works like crazy and when he is home, he is usually too tired to want to do much.  During the winter months, work slows down drastically for him and we get to do everything together.

Here is a plane coming in over the trail.  Sad, someone's vacation is ending.

In other exciting news, our first ever Full Circle Farm Order came in.  As I type, Steve is preparing a salad from all the goodies and I cannot wait to eat it.  It all looks so beautiful and yummy, I took a picture to show everyone what real fruit and veggies look like.

Looks tasty doesn't it?!  If you want to sign up, don't forget to mention I referred you! 

I almost forgot...

I also watched a movie today that I have been meaning to watch for a long time.  I already knew about most of what the film covered, but it was a good reminder to myself about our food industry and making the choice to know what I'm eating.

For those of you who have not watched this movie or read the book, I highly recommend it.  Please watch it!  We all need to be more aware of where our food comes from and why.  This movie and the situation that led to the filming of the movie, is just another motivation for me to eat locally as much as possible and also to only choose the fruit and veggies at the store when they are in season.  This is especially hard in Alaska, where no fruits or vegetables are in season for our long winter, but there are ways to get around it!  I know that until recently, I had no idea what food was in season in the various areas of the United States whatsoever!  As I am working towards getting my certification for teaching elementary and middle school age children, I feel especially strongly about teaching children to think critically about where things (including food and material items) come from. Share ideas among friends for choosing to eat more locally and from small farmers.  I know that Full Circle Farm is one option for us Alaskans, and I need to look into getting it myself.  For those of you who have tried it, what are the pros and cons?