Well it has been quite a while since I last wrote on this Blog. I have tried a few new things this year and the end result has been a focus on external components in my life as opposed to the internal focus which has dominated my life since early 2009. I have spent some time overseas this year and those times coincided with weddings strangely enough. I have also embarked on a new personal relationship which has some unique challenges as well. And lastly, I am trying to decide if my soccer career is at an end.
This year I tried to create an income off a couple of internet set up schemes. None of them panned out, but that might have been because my commitment to them was not exactly 100%. I have also started a new personal relationship - this is quite a new experience for me and one that I struggle with on a daily basis, but more on that later. I have moved on from my previous employment after spending almost four years with the same employer. Prior to this job I was lucky to last two years with any employment due to my requirement for change (this was often a change in physical location).
This year was also highlighted by weddings in foreign countries. I first travelled to Las Vegas for the wedding of a member of my Canadian Family. They are not blood relatives but when I lived in Canada they treated me as family so there was no way I was going to miss attending the wedding. Besides I had never been to Vegas before so was super excited to be going. I also decided that I was not just going to go to Vegas, but would take the time to explore California and Nevada. So I landed in Los Angeles (LA) and proceeded to travel north to San Francisco along the coast road (Pacific Coast Highway). It was beautiful and well worth the visit. The road trip also took me to Yosemite National Park, South Lake Tahoe, Mammoth Lakes and through Death Valley before arriving in Las Vegas for the wedding. I slipped in a side trip to Valley of Fire State Park which was absolutely remarkable. The red rock was so vivid with the blue desert sky. After the wedding I continued to head east into Arizona so that I could spend a bit of time visiting the Grand Canyon. I managed to photograph both the sunset and sunrise at two different points. Truly was an amazing experience. I also spent part of one day hiking down the South Kaibab Trail. I returned to Las Vegas for my friend’s birthday before heading on to San Diego and back to LA. A great trip although one that was affected by a newly developing personal relationship (but again more on that later).
Next on the agenda was a trip to Fiji for my brother’s wedding. We went to a fabulous resort called Shangri La. I had an absolutely lovely time and wish that I had gone for longer. The only moment of panic was finding out an hour before the reception that I had to step into the role of MC (Mistress of Ceremonies) because my sister, who was to perform these duties, had fallen ill. I managed the task thanks to a few wines and a couple of glasses of Bacardi and coke! :D
After almost five years in singlehood which proceeded my last tragic long term relationship, this year has seen me embark on a new one. I decided on complete honesty this time around, to the point of perhaps brutal truth, to ensure that there were no surprises later on. So far this appears to be working well for me. Being the kind of person that likes to know everything about everything, it is always disconcerting when other people enter the equation and the equation no longer appears to work. ;p But I think this time around I have found a far more suitable companion who is able to deal exceptionally well with my eccentricities and baggage. I am only hoping that I too find a way to cope with all the baggage (and I do not mean this in a negative way at all) that my partner brings into the relationship. I am very pleased with how things have proceeded to date and am looking forward to a very bright future indeed.
Another season of outdoor soccer has come to a close – we were defeated in the semi-final on penalties – and I am again thinking about hanging up the boots. My knee has again plagued me this season although it is hard to say if things are getting worse or staying consistent - as in consistently bad. I will no doubt put off the decision until next January/February when preseason starts up. In the meantime, I will start training for triathlons again and will hopefully manage more than last year (mostly due to injury). At this point I would be happy to finish at least four races in the upcoming season.
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