No unfortunately I wasn't on this chairlift on Buttermilk (in @aspensnowmass ) headed toward the "toilet bowl" at the bottom of that lift. I post this because this evening I was pretty drained which made everything feel more difficult and I broke down. I don't normally sleep on my back so I haven't been sleeping great. This is my motivation, I need to get back on my skis, I've been skiing since I was 7, this was the first mountain I skied on. Skiing is one of my biggest passions alongside animals. It's my favorite activity to do. I need to get back at it. I had my first PT today. She was very impressed at my leg extension, I didn't even know that most people can't extend their legs out of the brace post ACL reconstruction. She was also impressed that I could do a whole quad set. I've always worked on leg strengthening when I work out, my trainer has always worked on it too giving me lots of knee/leg, hip, and glute exercises. I had also been doing those most of this week. I was able to bend my knee about 45-50ish degrees. 50 was pushin' it a bit so I toned it down a bit. I felt really good after that. It started to snow early in the afternoon and I spent the afternoon with my nephew watching snow. I can't wait to be skiing again, here's to next year on the mountain! *************************************************** #likeyo #recovery #aclreconstruction #aclrepair #aclsurgery #aclrecovery #postopacl #aclpostop #postop #patellartendon #kneesurgery #meniscectomy #meniscustrim #meniscussurgery #orthopedics #orthopedicsurgery #sportsmed #sportsmedicine #sportsmedsurgery #pt #physicaltherapy #aspencolorado #aspenco #aspensnowmass #buttermilkmountain #skiingislife #skiing #ihavetogetbackonthemountain #iloveskiing #skier