General


Posted by David in General&Wedding28 Sep 2006 10:38 am

This is a list of things that we learned about planning our own wedding, which might come in handy for others who are doing it themselves.

1. You will survive and won’t kill each other.
2. No matter how hard the bride tries to get to the wedding on time, there will be something outside her control that will make her at least a 1/2 hour late. (ie car accidents, bridge closures, car accidents on bridges, slow drivers, etc.)
3. If your wedding is in the lower mainland it is inevitable that at least one person will have eaten a “special cookie” prior to the event.
4. Plan for more dancing and less talking.
5. The ring will eventually fit on the finger. You will just have to wiggle it around a bit.
6. Choose a great tasting cake and don’t freeze any of it for your first anniversary or first born. Just eat it!
7. To make sure there is no rain on your wedding day, use the Canadian Farmer’s Almanac and archived weather data from Environment Canada. It worked for us and how! No rain and sunny blue skies.
8. Slow down and enjoy the day.
9. Don’t forget to be present and listen to the marriage commissioner’s words.
10. Savour having all of your closest friends and family together in the same room, especially the out-of-towners. It is an opportunity that does not present itself frequently enough.
We did it!

Posted by David in General&Wedding23 Sep 2006 10:17 am

I know I haven’t posted in a long time but here is the latest update.
Later today I will be married to my love in a location overlooking the ocean with our friends and family looking on.
Then we can finally relax and enjoy the food, drink and dancing.
Thanks to all those who helped out. Couldn’t have done it without you.

Posted by Porpoise in General10 Jul 2006 12:51 pm

At last we have a day of reprieve! It’s been so hot and stifling lately — and the mugginess yesterday — ugh. I am revelling in having cold fingers as I type this.

It is back to thesis work today. It has been slow going for me as I find it so difficult to maintain motivation when I am not expected in a classroom, I am thousands of kilometres from the university, and my looming deadline is a year away. I have all the “tools” to organise my time and set reachable deadlines and goals, but it’s hard to be accountable when it’s only to yourself. I suppose I just don’t mind letting myself down.

I must admit that I have a lot on my mind lately besides school. The big one is planning the wedding (75 more days!). It is at a stage now that all the larger decisions have been made and booked, and there are only small things left to sort out. It has also certainly been worrying not being employed and having to rely on one income. However, we both know that it’s only for the short term. I am just trying to have faith that the universe will see things through and all will fall into place.

I will be doing another triathlon in a couple of weeks, and this time with my brother. It’s a mass start in a lake, which I have never done before, so hopefully I don’t get too much water up my nose, what with all the splashing and scrambling! The ride is apparently quite flat, and I am looking forward to a non-asphalt surface for the run. I feel fairly ready for the race, but one can always practice more! It has been challenging to get out and exercise with this heat — especially the running. The sweat has just poured off of me, even when done indoors on the treadmill. I much prefer the swimming practice of course. (I wonder if swimming at the waterslides counts??) We also join our usual cycling group every Tuesday night for three hour rides. Thankfully all of this exercise has meant that I fit into my wedding dress when I went to pick it up on Thursday!

Posted by David in General08 Nov 2005 09:58 pm

Great news, we have allowed the bank to give us lots of money to purchase a condo.
Once all the paperwork is processed we will take possession Jan 14/06.
We are very happy with our purchase and can’t wait to paint and remodel.

Posted by David in General&Hockey13 Oct 2005 01:43 pm

Well, it looks like I am finally adding a new post to the blog.
A lot has happened since the last posting in April.
Our summer hockey was great. No rollerbladers. Lots of practise for the indoor season.
Our first game in the indoor league is tonight. So hopefully we won’t be too out of shape. I hear the team has changed a bit since last year what with retirements and new additions so we may need some time to gel.
The even bigger news is that I am engaged to my love, Rita, whom I had just met as the indoor season was ending. So, I had a busy and exciting summer.
I will try to be good and update on a more regular basis from now on.
Stayed tuned for hockey updates from the Hitmen.

Posted by David in General11 Feb 2005 09:43 pm

Well, had the day off today.
The weather was so beautiful that I shot 18 holes of golf at Cheam.
Joe was there as well. He wore shorts. And beat me. He a good game but I will come back and defeat him another time. Plus I forgot my putter and had to use my driver.
Oh well, $5 for 18 holes in the middle of February more than makes up for having a bad day of chipping and putting.
I would put a link to the golf course here. But, they don’t have a web site.

Posted by David in General07 Feb 2005 09:39 pm

Another tough battle in the ball hockey arena.
We pulled the goalie with a minute left and scored with 20 seconds remaining to tie it at 7.
Overtime began with 4 on 4. It was back and forth or forth and back depending if you are stickler for proper english.
So that’s how it ended. Another OT tie.
We just could not get a bounce to go our way the whole third period. Plus, we were missing 4 of our players.
We play again on Sunday and then on the Thursday to end the regular season.

Posted by David in General31 Jan 2005 09:31 pm

Well, we played last night and tonight with mixed results.
Last night our whole team was not quite ready to play. We lost in overtime.
Tonight was a lot better. We played hard and won 5-1.
Only 3 more games until the end of the regular season. At this point we will make the playoffs.

Posted by David in General29 Jan 2005 04:48 pm

So it is the end of January. Time to start thinking about golf again.
So Joe suggested that we go and hit a few balls at the local driving range.
The rain held off and there was no wind so it was quite good.
Haven’t lost too much from last year and Joe can still whack that little ball a long way.

Posted by David in General29 Jan 2005 09:10 am

Well, the photo gallery is up.
Not much there yet but will keep adding more as I have time or there are more exciting things to add.

Posted by David in General24 Jan 2005 10:15 pm

Well, we won another game. That makes 7 in a row.
It was close though. We were tied until just over a minute left in the third.
So, an exciting end to a hard fought game. The Wolfpack are a fast team that run a lot.

Posted by David in General21 Jan 2005 04:38 pm

One of my non computer activities is playing ball hockey. I play in this league.
Check out our team: Hitmen. We are currently number one in the B division.

Posted by David in General21 Jan 2005 03:34 pm

I took advantage of Joe’s offer and now have my own blog!