On New Year’s Eve Raurie, Tiff, Jenn and I sat around our table and made predictions for 2014. We shared a bottle of red wine and laughed until we cried as we wrote down hopes and dreams for the coming year. Last night I reached into my bookshelf for a new notebook because I had […]
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One Man Invasion
There is a lovely older Irish gentleman at work who is retiring this week. He’s a kind, gentle old soul and I like to pepper him with questions when he comes into the office just to hear him tell stories with that accent. Today I was asking about his plans for retirement, and he informed […]
Year in Review — 2013
Time for a look back on the year that was, folks. 2013 was a year of firsts for me. I was blessed with a lot of new experiences, travel and deep friendships. It was also a really hard year for me emotionally and spiritually, especially the last six months since I’ve been back from Africa. […]
Year in Review—2012
It’s that time again folks: New Year’s. Time for the fifth annual Lord of the Rings marathon. And time to look back over the year that was. Time for the 2012 Year in Review post! I’ve been doing this same survey meme thing for the past few years (2010, 2011) and I’ll be honest—it’s starting […]
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Year in Review—2011
It’s that time again folks, New Year’s. Time for the annual Lord of the Rings (Extended Editions) marathon. And time to look back over the year that was. Time for the 2011 Year in Review Meme! Here is 2010, for reference. You may notice that some of my answers haven’t changed from last year. Let’s […]
Year in Review—2010
What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before? Worked in television broadcasting, attended an Olympic event, bought a new car, went on a business trip, visited the Sunshine Coast, went to a Vancouver Canadians game, drove from Vancouver to Edmonton in the winter. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will […]