Bummed

Today was the first day that I have been on a ski lift. It wasn't too bad getting on the lift, but the getting off was a bit tricky. On a snowboard you attach the bindings to one foot, and when you get off the lift you have to put your board perpendicular to the chair. Then at the end of the ride you put your board down on the ground and carefully step on the board with your foot that does not have the bindings on it. Then you slide down a little to the edge of the hill, and bind your loose foot before you start snowboarding. The first time I went off the lift I slipped and ran into my friend. After a few trips up the mountain it became easier, but I still need to get adjusted to it. Also today I felt really pathetic, since I fell a few times, and I could not get back up without slipping. Everyone else was fine. But yeah the one thing that is frustrating about snowboarding is that you are constantly on your butt. I fell on my bottom quite a bit today, but it was no where as bad as the first time I snowboarded. Is it possible for bottoms to get adjusted to falling? It hurts!