april 1, 2009
i never imagined that maintaining a blog on a consistent basis would be so difficult. and its not for a lack of time that i haven't posted in a couple of weeks
well, the weather is still acting up and playing havoc on plans but we've been able to get outside (climbing and golfing) each of the past two weekends. happy to report that my winter climbing/training is paying off. i was finally able to send a couple of gym projects but more exciting is that i came close to sending some boulder problems that only a year ago seemed impossible for me.
i definitely attribute the improved climbing to a some of my endurance/cardio training as well as a better diet. speaking of which, i went back for another cholesterol test and it appears that it is under control. back to burgers and fries :)
golf is going well too - finally had a decent round last weekend and was able to put a few things together. i'm really hoping to be able to go on a trip in next few weeks but....
i'm going back to school. kindof. i enrolled in the cfa program this week and will be taking the level one exam in december. i looked at some of the sample questions and i think i'll be able to learn the materials but if you have any tips, please let me know.
finally, its three months to go and i'm starting to get really excited/nervous. its hard to predict what will happen and right now we're taking things day by day. however, we have also started looking into moving and considering other factors that will impact our lives. nothing significant to report at this time but i'll try to keep you better posted as developments occur.
spring time (i hope)
march 18
unfortunately my undue delay between posts is simply a product of laziness. however, work has been pretty busy for the past couple of weeks and has been somewhat interesting. i also finally got our tax paper work together so hopefully we'll receive some good news in next few weeks.
regarding work - i know that times are tough for many people but i think things are going to turn around sooner than expected. having now worked on a few of government initiated programs, i think that those in charge are making the best of a really bad situation. and i truly believe what doesn't kill you will make you stronger.
one exciting bit of news - i felt the baby moving for the first time the other night. i think we're going to have a strong kid. s/he is very active and seems eager to get on with life.
this past weekend, we had a friend come and stay with us - we always find it fun to have visitors so please come if you have a chance.
other than that, life is just chugging along - played some golf last weekend and am still climbing at the gym. my diet took a bit of a beating this week but overall i think i am doing ok. i need to make an appointment for another cholesterol test soon.
yup - not much to report - but stay tuned. the calm always comes before the storm.
unfortunately my undue delay between posts is simply a product of laziness. however, work has been pretty busy for the past couple of weeks and has been somewhat interesting. i also finally got our tax paper work together so hopefully we'll receive some good news in next few weeks.
regarding work - i know that times are tough for many people but i think things are going to turn around sooner than expected. having now worked on a few of government initiated programs, i think that those in charge are making the best of a really bad situation. and i truly believe what doesn't kill you will make you stronger.
one exciting bit of news - i felt the baby moving for the first time the other night. i think we're going to have a strong kid. s/he is very active and seems eager to get on with life.
this past weekend, we had a friend come and stay with us - we always find it fun to have visitors so please come if you have a chance.
other than that, life is just chugging along - played some golf last weekend and am still climbing at the gym. my diet took a bit of a beating this week but overall i think i am doing ok. i need to make an appointment for another cholesterol test soon.
yup - not much to report - but stay tuned. the calm always comes before the storm.
new life - we are having a ........
in the end, we decided not to find out - what difference would it make anyway? i'm trying to scan in the ultrasound pictures so stay tuned
actually, i have some good news to report (but anything would be considered good compared to my last post)
i survived round 2 of layoffs and am actually starting to get busy again - i almost forgot what is was like to still in the office until 3 in the morning but was rudely reminded this week of how painful that is (especially when you have a 9:30 call the next morning). however, the work is interesting and challenging so i have nothing to complain about
until this week, i had so much time to go to the gym and it was starting to really pay off - i am really close to sending a couple of hard (for me) rock climbs - i really need to work on balancing my schedule and taking time to continue to go to the gym. one a positive note, i'm two weeks into my cholesterol lowering diet and so far so good - few more weeks and i'll go back for a blood test
last weekend we went down to vegas east (a/k/a atlantic city). the drive was a bit longer than anticipated but after getting acquainted with the town (its small), i sat down at a 1/2 no-limit table. my very first hand, i flopped a set (which turned into a full house) and had someone call me all the way :) within a couple of hours, i had doubled my money and things were looking good. we had dinner and then i sat down again and proceeded to hit the nuts on the turn and had someone call my all-in
why i can't just walk away when up big is beyond me???
needless to say, two mistakes/bad-beats and it was all gone. fortunately, i had an ace up my sleeve (a/k/a my fearless rebekah). having never played poker before, i explained the rules over dinner and she decided it would be a good idea no-limit hold'em for the very first time. some may call it beginners luck, others, divine intervention. but in the end, we left atlantic city with winnings sufficient to pay for gas and parking :)
looking forward to this weekend - friends from out of town and maybe even a chance to go climbing at the gunks and/or play a round of golf!
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