First Snow Ride
“Wait for me!” I could hear my dad revving up the engine hoping he would wait. As I pull on my snow boots I hear my sister hollering at me telling me to hurry or they were going to leave without me. Sprinting out the back door I managed to grab my scarf and slip on my gloves. Yes! I was relieved they hadn’t left yet. I then hopped in, my mom chasing me with this huge round shiny black thing with straps on the side. “ Mommy, do I really have to wear that?” I hated wearing helmets, but my mom being that overprotective parent strapped it right on me. I had no choice. Oh well, at least I got to go on a ride. Soon as my mom backed out of the way we were off! My first ride in the ‘Cat Cutter’! That’s what it was called. It was a sled with skis on the bottom that we had just bought to hook on the back of our snowmobiles, for us younger kids to ride in. Of course we had snowmobiles because we lived in Rigby, Idaho where once it hit November it snowed until spring.
Wow I loved winter. We drove through the forest behind our house that our neighbors owned. That was the ultimate place for snowmobiling. I could feel the anxiety as my dad pulled back on the throttle making us go faster and faster. Sometimes I actually wondered if he forgot he had kids in the cat cutter behind him, because he was flying though the snow like a teenager that just got their first car. I loved that sound of the cold wet snow landing on the shield of my ‘oh so lovely’ helmet, the cool breeze of the winter air on my neck as my scarf flew behind me. By now all I thought about is the warm, dry, toasty, fireplace at home.
After my dad went around the loop for a while he dropped my siblings and i off in front of our back deck so my other brothers and sisters could have a ride. Then we i ran into the house stripped all my snow stuff of and hung it on the fireplace. Within no time my mom had us bundled up in fleece blankets and a warm cup of hot chocolate, with a handful of marshmallows floating on top. Oh how I miss those snow rides. Only now are the snowmobiles a pastmemory that only can be reflected on from my child hood. A picture inside my head.
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on January 16, 2009 at 5:44 pm
This made me smile. I’ve been skiing in near Rigby before, and I also remember how scared and excited I was the first time. I like how you maintained your nervousness throughout the ride, but at the end you told of how sad you were to see the day end. There are a lot of neat little details that made this fun to read. Good job!
on January 16, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Awww.. your first snow ride. lol. I like your ending.. “A picture inside my head” was a good way to wrap up your nice writing piece
on January 16, 2009 at 5:58 pm
I really loved your memoir it sounded like a lot of fun and i like your description
on January 20, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I like your story a lot, its not depressing but sad because then was a time that you loved! I havent moved even once in my life so i cant really relate but it must be tough, i know i wouldnt like to move houses, or make new friends all the time, because i personally am very shy, making friends isnt one of my hobbies, but i have changed schools a few times, and its no fun!
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~ Rachelle ~
on January 23, 2009 at 4:11 pm
I like the way you described how your dad drove the snowmobile. It sounded like a lot of fun.
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on January 23, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Nice memoir Shelley! I love the snow. I could totaly picture what was going on because our family does the same exact thing. Very detailed.
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on January 24, 2009 at 1:37 pm
I am so jealous! i have never been snowmobiling ever. I liked this because i felt like i was there
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on January 30, 2009 at 2:20 pm
i loved this story.
it was cute.
it made me start to have a good imression of winter haha. i havent really liked winter cause its too cold but than again there’s so many fun things to still do.
but good job
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on February 13, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I like how descriptive you were with the events that happened in the story.
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