happy mom's day!

Yesterday was the day that we all work extra hard to try and find the words and actions that express how much we love and appreciate our moms... I think this year I have been thinking harder about this than usual. Its not that its been hard to find things about my mom that I love... in fact it is quite the opposite problem. Watching her graciously take all the tough stuff that's come her way has been inspiring! I know that going from taking care of your family, to somedays having to allow your family to take care of you would never be easy... but still, she somehow manages to make it easy on us. I know that when the time came for her to ask my dad to shave her head, that it took amazing strength to be out in public, head held high. And I know it takes an incredible amount of trust to look into the eyes of us, in her family to mirror back to her the true beauty we can see radiating through her both inside and out! Someone once told me mom's were tough... and he was not lying-they sure are! Mom, you have been an inspiration to me! You always have been... and I want you to know that you will continue to be on both your best and worst days! I love you!

top 3's

Okay, maybe its only a top two list tonight as its late and I still have to finish getting ready to take off for a few days, but I thought I'd finally make another little note on this blog and its about the things I seem most afraid of. The first major fear is birds... or just about anything that flutters and doesn't seem to take seriously the need to respect my personal flutter free space. I have come to the conclusion that word is our among the bird community that I am terrified of them, as they target my car, me and the people around me, practicing the accuracy of their flying 'plop.' If people keep feeding the seagulls at the beach, hoods and maybe even umbrella's will be a must have accessory! The second fear is dogs. My neighbors just got a mangy looking german shepherd that feels the need to creep up to the fence and lunge and bark when I am least expecting it. I actually really love dogs, like the friendly knock you over in love kind, not the charge straight at you sort... My room-mate was suggesting I should at least add gang warfare as one of my top three, but I'm not so sure it compares to how much day to day fear I have of my top two. But, there is good news in all of this... my childish fears leave lots of room for people to be hero's in my life. I am not tough, my shrieks and jumps and cowering under any available cover proves this daily!

moments in time

Stunning is the only way I can describe all that I saw today. From the far off view of city sights and white capped mountains, to the close up inspection of snow and ice drenched trees struggling to stand up under the weight of their burden, it was all magnificent! The crisp wind seemed to make way for a striking clarity of colour as the dark grey clouds and the pure whiteness of the snow covered mountain trapped the clear blue sky between them. The sky gradually cleared to reveal far beneath us the expanse of one of the most beautiful cities I know... it reminded me of why I love where I live. (Where else can you snowboard all morning and drive home with your sunroof open on the way back?) That's not all I was fascinated by, my love for my home continued to grow as I viewed the city lights below, sparkling on the water, protected by the white slopes behind them and covered by the sparkling star covered sky above. It's as if the tired grey days of the weeks past were forgotten in the midst of the bursting forth of light, and I was somehow lucky enough to be surrounded by this incredible beauty.

missing words...

It's been so long since I have written and there is so much in my head, but I am unable to sort it out, and find those words that have gone missing. I would love to write with eloquence and use words to create a literary outlet, but it seems that January lacks the clarity November had. I assume I will get it back... and when it comes, I look forward to finally filling in those blanks.