My Nirvana...My little piece of heaven. Captured forever on canvass. This was truly a beautiful gift from my Dad. I took my folks there with my cousin K on a beautiful, and rare sunny day. Doesn't matter the weather. That place has meaning to me. It makes everything better. And now, I can look at this painting and go to my happy place. I can look at that painting, and smile with thanks that Dad took the time to create something so special. I am, so very lucky.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
My Nirvana captured on canvass
My Nirvana...My little piece of heaven. Captured forever on canvass. This was truly a beautiful gift from my Dad. I took my folks there with my cousin K on a beautiful, and rare sunny day. Doesn't matter the weather. That place has meaning to me. It makes everything better. And now, I can look at this painting and go to my happy place. I can look at that painting, and smile with thanks that Dad took the time to create something so special. I am, so very lucky.
Friday, January 12, 2007
Yesterday was a great day...
...for a few reasons. The alarm went off early (not always a welcome sound). I was on a mission. I knew that the day was going to be one of time management, so the sooner I got my arse out of bed the better.
Up, groggy, sleepy eyed but awake enough to make a quick cup of tea and get into my running gear. Out the door just before 7am and into the cold darkness. One foot in front of the other, and repeat. That's not so bad. Feeling good. Heart rate not terribly high. I was having a great run. The cold and the dark made for a really peaceful run. No music. No chit chat. Just me, the sound of my feet and the sound of breathing. Awesome. Forty minutes done!
The house is so quiet when I get back. Darren and the cats are still sleeping (lucky buggers). Step two of the day is on its way. I'm in a hurry to down a power gel and get to the pool. Breakfast of champions. I think not. Goggles on, and into the water I go. Glide, glide, glide. Think about form, think about breathing, think about anything. Think about how good this swim is going. Woohoo, 1500m done.
Rush, rush, rush...off to work I go. God I need a nap by this point. But I'm feeling pretty good about all that I have accomplished so far. But the best part of the day has yet to come. And when it did, it was awesome!!
The best part of the day arrives the moment that TT and GT walk through the door at work with their new little boy Jacob. Their beautiful five month old son adopted two weeks ago. Just seeing the happiness in their faces was enough. Lots of smiles, lots of hugs, lots of hearing about the journey. They are amazing people. They are amazing parents. I am so thankful that they shared with me. They give me hope. The hope and the reassurance that we will get to that point one day. And the wait will be oh so worth it in the end. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Up, groggy, sleepy eyed but awake enough to make a quick cup of tea and get into my running gear. Out the door just before 7am and into the cold darkness. One foot in front of the other, and repeat. That's not so bad. Feeling good. Heart rate not terribly high. I was having a great run. The cold and the dark made for a really peaceful run. No music. No chit chat. Just me, the sound of my feet and the sound of breathing. Awesome. Forty minutes done!
The house is so quiet when I get back. Darren and the cats are still sleeping (lucky buggers). Step two of the day is on its way. I'm in a hurry to down a power gel and get to the pool. Breakfast of champions. I think not. Goggles on, and into the water I go. Glide, glide, glide. Think about form, think about breathing, think about anything. Think about how good this swim is going. Woohoo, 1500m done.
Rush, rush, rush...off to work I go. God I need a nap by this point. But I'm feeling pretty good about all that I have accomplished so far. But the best part of the day has yet to come. And when it did, it was awesome!!
The best part of the day arrives the moment that TT and GT walk through the door at work with their new little boy Jacob. Their beautiful five month old son adopted two weeks ago. Just seeing the happiness in their faces was enough. Lots of smiles, lots of hugs, lots of hearing about the journey. They are amazing people. They are amazing parents. I am so thankful that they shared with me. They give me hope. The hope and the reassurance that we will get to that point one day. And the wait will be oh so worth it in the end. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Monday, January 08, 2007
And then I hit "send"...
I've been talking about doing it for a while now. I have been planning for it. I have started working towards it. And today I hit "send". It's official. I have paid the entry fee, and I am confirmed for the New Balance Half Ironman on June 17th. HOLY CRAP!
Have you ever done that, you know, make a huge decision and then feel a sudden urge to toss your cookies? I have, and it all worked out so wonderfully. The last time that I hit the send button and then said to myself "what the hell have I done", I had made the decision to drop everything and move out to Vancouver Island. I have never looked back, and life has been soooo good.
I'm over the feeling of dread with my Half Iron decision. It's time to shit or get off the pot so to speak. Well, I'm going to do it. And I am so lucky to have some friends to help me along the way. Who could ask for more?
One step at a time. Stay focused, stay healthy and for god sakes don't get injured. Ok people...anyone else with me? No? Are those crickets that I hear?
Have you ever done that, you know, make a huge decision and then feel a sudden urge to toss your cookies? I have, and it all worked out so wonderfully. The last time that I hit the send button and then said to myself "what the hell have I done", I had made the decision to drop everything and move out to Vancouver Island. I have never looked back, and life has been soooo good.
I'm over the feeling of dread with my Half Iron decision. It's time to shit or get off the pot so to speak. Well, I'm going to do it. And I am so lucky to have some friends to help me along the way. Who could ask for more?
One step at a time. Stay focused, stay healthy and for god sakes don't get injured. Ok people...anyone else with me? No? Are those crickets that I hear?
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
What will the New Year bring?
Yup, I have been somewhat delinquent about posting lately. So shoot me. I just haven't had too much to chat about lately. But today is a different story! For a change I have some good things to say :)
First off, I would like to share some good news that we received yesterday regarding our adoption. We are officially LID December 14, 2006!! In adoption speak that means that our dossier is now logged into the system at the China Centre for Adoption Affair (lovingly known as CCAA). Hey, it doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, but a little bone thrown now and again is good for the spirits. The rumors are still flying that the wait times might just keep increasing. RQ forecasts that it could be as late as June/July 2009 to travel to China with our LID. NOPE! I'm not going down that road.
So...you sigh. Is this going to be another one of the many New Year's resolution posts that keep hitting the WWW? No way. I am not going to make any resolutions and set myself up for potential disappointment. That's not to say that I don't intend to work on some things. One can always strive for self awareness/improvement, right? I just reserve the right not to voice the specifics. But fun is definitely on the list. And I started with that before last year ended.
Let me just say "beer mile". I don't know how people like Jimmy Finn do it?! The guy, a runner god to some, holds the record for a 5:15 beer mile. Yes-I do mean 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Holy freakin' crap! I was happy to come in under 15 minutes without having to run a penalty lap. Anyhoo, it was a fun time even if there were only 3 of us that braved the event.
What do I hope the New Year will bring? No expectations really. I do hope that it doesn't bring any more loss like last year did. There were some pretty great people in my life that I had to say goodbye to. I miss them terribly.
Firsts. That's a good goal. To have some "firsts" checked off the list of things to do in life before I have to go. To complete my first Half Ironman. To finally do that overnight hike with Cheekster that we talk about all the time. To travel with Darren to someplace other than Ontario (no offence family, but I want that beach vacation). To actually take action instead of talking about doing things all the time. Uh oh. I think that this is starting to sound like resolutions. I'm going to quit while I am ahead.
Onwards and upwards!!
First off, I would like to share some good news that we received yesterday regarding our adoption. We are officially LID December 14, 2006!! In adoption speak that means that our dossier is now logged into the system at the China Centre for Adoption Affair (lovingly known as CCAA). Hey, it doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, but a little bone thrown now and again is good for the spirits. The rumors are still flying that the wait times might just keep increasing. RQ forecasts that it could be as late as June/July 2009 to travel to China with our LID. NOPE! I'm not going down that road.
So...you sigh. Is this going to be another one of the many New Year's resolution posts that keep hitting the WWW? No way. I am not going to make any resolutions and set myself up for potential disappointment. That's not to say that I don't intend to work on some things. One can always strive for self awareness/improvement, right? I just reserve the right not to voice the specifics. But fun is definitely on the list. And I started with that before last year ended.
Let me just say "beer mile". I don't know how people like Jimmy Finn do it?! The guy, a runner god to some, holds the record for a 5:15 beer mile. Yes-I do mean 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Holy freakin' crap! I was happy to come in under 15 minutes without having to run a penalty lap. Anyhoo, it was a fun time even if there were only 3 of us that braved the event.
What do I hope the New Year will bring? No expectations really. I do hope that it doesn't bring any more loss like last year did. There were some pretty great people in my life that I had to say goodbye to. I miss them terribly.
Firsts. That's a good goal. To have some "firsts" checked off the list of things to do in life before I have to go. To complete my first Half Ironman. To finally do that overnight hike with Cheekster that we talk about all the time. To travel with Darren to someplace other than Ontario (no offence family, but I want that beach vacation). To actually take action instead of talking about doing things all the time. Uh oh. I think that this is starting to sound like resolutions. I'm going to quit while I am ahead.
Onwards and upwards!!
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