Past/Future

Ok, before I start, I know it's been forever since I last blogged, but when you haven't blogged for awhile it feels like you have to cover everything in your life that you missed and when you procrastinate like me that's a lot of things to cover.

Past year

• Ran my first five km race with Emily.
• Ran my first five km race with Laura.
• Trained for and ran the Toronto Marathon, 3:58:28.
• Experienced a major spiritual crisis in my life and turned to God.
• Watched Emily dance at North American Nationals where she placed.
• We went to Disney Land, Universal Studios, Sea World and San Diego Zoo.
• Celebrated July 4th with Americans I didn't know and it was great.
• Saw a calf being born on trail while on a run, thanks God.
• Watched Nyles dance at his first Canadian Nationals where he placed second in Cananda.
• Was a team leader on three different teams at work.
• Our guinea pig died. We miss you Pinky.
• We have a new member in our family. Welcome Mocha.
• Celebrated our tenth anniversary with Laura.
• Discovered podcasts, and I'm truly addicted.
• Toured an aircraft carrier with Nyles.
• Discovered Sudoko, thanks Mark.
• Started a journey with a spiritual coach/mentor.
• Experienced a colonoscopy, not fun.
• Started blogging.
• Worked over 500 hours of overtime.
• Became a youth leader.
• Discovered gin martinis and love them!
• Spent many weekends in Buffalo, and I use to hate the place.
• Bought my first thing from ebay.

Future

• Try geocashing
• Run two marathons: Cincinnati's Flying Pig and Toronto.
• Introduce someone to Jesus.
• Get a promotion.
• Photograph more of my familie's life.
• Scrapbook and no I am not gay.
• Continue studying spiritual practices with Al.
• Finish reading Screwtape Letters with Laura.
• Invest in and grow my relationship with Laura.
• Have a guy's weekend with Nyles while Laura and Emily go to Ireland.
• Write a sermon for the youth group.