My Knee

Last week, I enjoyed some much needed time away. I headed up to Reno/Tahoe to enjoy time in the mountains and the snow. And overall, I had an awesome time (pictures are posted). However…I really jacked up my knee. Well…it looks a lot worse than it is (makes me look totally badass)…but it’s still not great. But, ok, let’s talk about that later.

Anyway, Reno was cool. I haven’t been to Reno in ages. Before hitting up the slots and the tables, we had fun at the midway and played some arcade games. Over the course of the night, I found out quite a few things about myself…I love hitting the arcades and trying to win some of those cheap stuffed animals (which I’m probably just going to end up donating at a later date), I absolutely suck at skeeball (I mean, really, really suck)…and I love challenging anyone to a game of air hockey (I love air hockey). Ha! And as for snowboarding in Tahoe, well…I had a blast. Despite not having hit the slopes in a couple years, it was just nice to get outside, get on my board and enjoy the beautiful weather.

Now, let’s get back to my knee. As I was saying, it was such a gorgeous day on the slopes…and what happens when the weather is nice in the mountains…? Well, snow turns to ice. And what do you think happens when I haven’t been up to the slopes in awhile…head straight for the black diamond runs…and take a bad fall…well, see the picture sequence below:

Me snowboarding.

Those are my choices to head down the moutain.

My poor knee after a particularly bad fall.