To get it out of the way, let’s start with what’s been up for me at work. Aside from the long longs hours and intense flying I am settling in quite well and if all is going as planned, I might be a partner in less than 5 years. Can you believe I made it 8,643 miles short of being super elite this year? If you don’t know what this mean, it’s 100,000 miles flown, or 100 qualifying segments - on Air Canada only. So that doesn’t include the WestJet flights I had to take and the flights on my miles to Ottawa and Quebec last summer. I don’t want to talk about what has occupied most of my times as it’s only work, and for those who couldn’t care less about business and information security, my work would be rather boring.
How about a belated “how Christmas was”?
You’ve got to admit that I am a trooper for flying every week for work and then, fly again for vacations! D and I went East to visit with friends and family. We started it all in Ottawa to meet with friends; we had an early Christmas where we ate too much and drank beyond what is reasonable. We then moved the party to Quebec City for a night and finally, drove all the way to where my parents’ lives. D and I brought our snowshoes hoping to get some quality time outside as it’s typically very snowy there... We were in shock as there was barely any snow. We resorted to walk in the wood and frozen lakes. What I still can’t get my head around is that we met my older brother children. I just can’t believe he’s a dad, and I think his kids are adorable! It was good to see my family and spend some time there.
I came home with a very ambitious project, and I will do my best to get it done: my mum let me leave with her handwritten, over 30 years old recipes book. I would love to cook and/or bake each of these childhood memories and take picture of the final result. Then, I could get everything put together as a book to give her next time I see her. I think this would be a wicked idea and I am sure it’ll make her happy.
The rest of the holiday season was spent relaxing at home and having dinner parties with friends. We did the annual Bolero dinner and I am excited at how the group grew over the years. We’ve gone from 6 to 8. It doesn’t look like much, but it mean 2 of the guys are now in long-term relationships! And, to add even more fun, these ladies are awesome. I generally can’t keep my girlfriends (I only have a few) because it always gets under my skin how women behave sometimes...It seem that B and C girls are different, they’re more guys girls than “oh my gosh, you’re going out without make-up, I would never do that!” kind of girl.
I also have two big news to share: one is a very happy new for D and I, and the other was originally very sad, but I’ve learned to grow from it and I’m super positive so I won’t allow it to take me down.
To start with the wonderful news: D and I bought a vacation property in Canmore! We were originally thinking of buying a newer house (and to hell with renos!), but we figured that we were really not the kind of couple wanting to live in a neighborhood where every houses look the same, even if they’re rather pretty. We wanted something contemporary and figured that a house in an infill contemporary neighborhood would be three to four time our current mortgage – this wasn’t really our cup of tea. So we started thinking, we both love the house and see great potential in it. We both love the easy mountains access and how we’re around everything we could need. So we figured, why not buy a vacation property in Canmore? Neither of us is as happy as when we are in the mountains. So we found our little piece of paradise (not that little, it’s 1400 square feet), it has zero restrictions on how long we can stay there or rent and we can do whatever we want with it. We’re taking possession early February and I’ll post pictures of it then. I am super stoked about it! I am so looking forward endless snowshoeing, running, cycling and mountaineering!!!
Alright, let’s break the news I have kept for myself, close family and friends for a long time... I would just preface it by strongly encouraging every women out there that is reading my blog to go and get their pap tests done regularly. The reason why I haven’t run, swam, bike or did anything exerting in a while is simple: I have been diagnosed with cervical cancer. I have been very lucky as it has been found while it was in the very early stages. I have another couple of weeks or few months where I will have to limit my activities, but all in all, I should be good. I had surgery early January and my doctor believes they took everything that was cancerous out. I will know in 3-4 weeks whether I’m cancer free or need more treatment. I am pretty sure I’ll be free of it as I am a positive person.
Anyhow, that should put a new light on why I didn’t write much in the last while.
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