Cheap Ski Holidays: A Memorable One Indeed
Mar 05, 2010
Cheap Ski Holidays: A Memorable One Indeed
I had been told by my wife that our daughter would be
leaving right after New Year on a skiing holiday. She and
her friends were able to book a cheap ski holiday online. I
thought to myself that they had it so easy. Looking at my
wife, we then recounted how we would book our cheap ski
holiday in the 80's.
At my senior year at the university and with the Christmas
holidays approaching, I realized that I needed a break from
writing my thesis. It had been a long semester and my
thesis adviser was particularly hard on me, which I didn't
mind at all because he was after my best interest. While
walking down the hall, I looked at the student's bulletin
board, which was normally filled with messages or
announcements throughout the year but this time was only
half filled. Noticing a note that read "Cheap Ski
Holiday—need 4 people and please contact Joie if
interested. Deadline is on ..." seemed interesting to me. I
tore of the stub sheet cut into the paper and then went to
the address provided for. Knocking on the door, I was
pleasantly glad that the person who opened it was Joie
herself. I showed her the paper and told her that I was
interested in the Cheap Ski Holiday and there was a moment
of silence. It seems that I didn't read the whole paper
where it mentioned that it was a female only preference.
Apologizing profusely, I politely said my goodbyes and left.
Walking down the hall, I was stopped by Joie and she had
said that perhaps it would be ok if I could go provided
that her other friend brought her boyfriend as well and
that I didn't mind sharing a room with him. "No problem." I
said. So I went back to her with to her dorm room and
waited for the other two people to come. Joie set the tone
of the meeting noting when was the deadline for the
payment, when and where to meet, and what to expect in the
resort. It seems we were getting 30% off the regular price
of the resort rates during peak season and it wasn't a bad
deal at all.
The resort was not as posh as it claimed to be but
nevertheless it was a break from a long semester for me.
Since Joie's roommate and her boyfriend were always
together, Joie and I spent most of the time skiing. She was
a dance and voice major which was so different from my
finance background. So we talked about how she got to know
of this cheap ski holidays and of other things. It was a
great holiday for me and I did meet someone who I was
interested in.
Twenty years later, I look at my wife, Joie, knowing that
it was that cheap ski holiday that brought us together.
"Maybe we should book one ourselves to be near to our
daughter?" I asked her. "Rubbish." She replied. "I already
booked one at a better resort." We both laughed.
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