Allison's Wonderland

Saturday morning I awoke to find big huge fat snowflakes falling out of the sky. So wonderful! I'm a southern girl at heart, so when I see snow I affiliate it with staying inside, school closings, and the entire city shutting down. Normally snow is seen as a negative thing instead of positive. NOT this year! Although I was a little nervous that we would be stranded in our Chalet for days, but the Italians have got this snow thing down. Not at all like Lynchburg.

Saturday night they had already had the roads pretty well plowed even though the snow was still coming down in big fat flakes. I thought I'd be okay with my snow pants on, snow boots, and big fat ski jacket. As I walked down the hill I slipped three times. The first time wasn't too bad. The second time I pulled a muscle in my left leg trying to keep myself from totally wiping out and the third time I totally wiped out and had an audience of a Dad and his daughter watching from their balcony who started to point and laugh at my misfortune. What's a girl to do? It was nice to enjoy the snow fall in the lobby of Hotel Mondole, sitting back and drinking a cappuccino. We also were able to take a nice little dip in the swimming pool.

On Monday, Mattia and I had a play date with J.Berg and Bibi. We got them all outfitted in their snow gear. So funny! The fog was so bad we could hardly see, and the snow was so high the kids kept getting stuck. There were times where J. Berg and I got stuck too. We're out there only about 15 minutes and Bibi complains she has to pee. Wild PEE! Haha...Mattia and I made a little slide thing while she was doing her business. Just like any good Vermonter would do, J.Berg brought along her Cabot Maple Syrup and we ate Sugar Snow which was so good. We attempted to build a fort but the snow was too soft and flaky. Not the good packing kind of snow. We finally trudged home and made our way inside. Ate some more sugar snow and then of course had to have the afternoon tea. I'm loving this snow though! Maybe this weekend I'll actually get to ski!! YEAH!