my friend matthew

Sometimes in life we have to choose what's best for us. Will and I were offered to go to the Sacramento Ski and Snowboard Show with this snowboard company over Thanksgiving weekend. On the other hand, Sport Chalet doesn't want to let us go because it's going to be a really busy weekend for rentals and the ski department. It was tough but I had to call the owner of the company and tell him we couldn't go. It was seriously so stressful making that decision. I know I'll make some harder ones later in life but geese, if I get this tripped up over little decisions like this, how strong of a person am I really? Anyway, yeah I'm working at the new Sport Chalet over by the new Target. It seriously seems like it will be a fun job too. I'll probably be working in rentals a lot so I hope to meet some people, especially local riders. Visalia's not a bad location but it's definitely not the prime ski town around here. I hope I see a lot of riders and get to know a lot of people so we can make connections and hopefully see them on the mountain or plan trips with them. We also get pro deals from a lot of our companies. I really hope I get to meet a Burton rep and possibly get some deals from him/her. I heard that some of the pro deals you can get on decks, bindings, and boots are crazy. Like I could probably get the new Custom X (Which is $800) for around $400. I'm just excited about working there and the funny thing is it's not even about the money.