Our Weekend in Girdwood

Our Weekend Get-Away in Girdwood did not go as planned. The intent was for Bryan to go skiing all day Saturday, and for me to stay in and work on my papercutting. He had new (to him) skis, boots, and poles to try out – I had Valentine cards that needed to be made.

But, as Robert Burns once wrote, “The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray.”

The apartment we rented this time was directly above The Bake Shop and offered up the ability to ski right out the back door – literally – as well as close proximity to those World-Famous Cinnamon Rolls any time we felt the need. The place was teeny-tiny, with the bed right there in the living room – but it had all the necessities, although we did have to go buy a spatula for our pancakes one morning. Not a horrible place, but not the greatest either.

For Bryan: it rained the entire time we were there. And not just a light sprinkle, either - it was pouring down rain! He would have been miserable because his gear is not waterproof. He had to stay in and work on computer stuff instead: not a complete waste of the day, but not at all what he’d hoped for. He couldn’t even go to the Sitzmark for a drink (also located conveniently nearby) since that was closed due to the whole pandemic thing.

For me: I woke up with a killer migraine Saturday morning around 3:00 A.M. and spent the rest of the weekend trying to recover from that. I did manage to make the cards I wanted, but not much more than that. On top of that, the building was very busy with lots of skiers coming and going all the time. STOMP, STOMP, STOMP! STOMP, STOMP, STOMP! All day long, up and down the hallway. And at night, people were partying, laughing, playing loud music, and just generally having a great time VERY LOUDLY.

We did at least get to go out to dinner at our favorite Japanese place. We weren’t going to go at all until we learned that they were seating people in the ballroom rather than in their tiny little corner of the hotel. That way, they got to spread everybody out and comply with COVID-19 regulations while still offering up some really fine sushi. It was expensive, but oh so tasty.