The Value Of Compassion
Apr 8th
Easter weekend, my initial plans were to start off the weekend on Friday by traveling to visit my future in-laws, then to visit my mother in Apsley, and then back to Penetang to spend some time with my father’s family. Was excited looking forward to spending a relaxing weekend with the family
However, things stacked up against me on Friday and the weekend got off to a bad start. First I stopped by Timmy’s before hitting the road. The drive through was crazy busy, and it took about 20-30 minutes to get my coffee. Then when I finally hit the road, shortly outside of Barrie I hit a nasty snow storm. I shuffled my way along with the traffic through the snow storm and after a few miles was out in the clear, thinking I was now going to make up some time. Though lo’ and behold, that wasn’t to happen as not long after, I was suddenly jarred and my car would no longer switch gears (a thing I later learned to be called limp-home mode, basically the car got slammed into second gear). I pulled over and after putting the car in park, could no longer get it going. I called CAA and they towed me to Orillia, only to realize that it was Good Friday and nothing was open.
We’re Engaged!!
Mar 25th
I finally proposed to Jennifer. It took place Monday morning on top of the Smokey Mountains, near the Rainbow falls. We found this lovely alcove overlooking Gatlinburg and sat for awhile. Before we turned to leave, I dropped to one knee, turned to her and said, Jennifer, I have never, and will never love anyone as much as I love you, and could not think of anyone that I’d rather spend the rest of my life with. Would you do me the great honor of being my wife?.
She was a bit overcome at first, spent the first 10 minutes just saying “Oh my god”, but she said “Yes” and I’m so very excited. We’ll be married most likely December of 2009.
You can see some pictures from the trip HERE
Bentley’s Answer
Dec 20th
Read an article this morning about the ad war between the top end automobile companies, have to love how Bentley had the last word.
Original post HERE
Surgery Successful
Dec 18th
I had an operation on December 8th to repair my umbilical hernia. It went well and I’m recovering well. Still a little bit of pain and discomfort, but I don’t feel the old pain that I had with my hernia which is a nice thing. Overall I think I’ll be feeling much better once I fully recover.
I have to thank Jennifer for all the compassion and help that she’s given me over the last couple of weeks, I don’t know if I could have recovered so well without her
Here’s to a fresh and wonderful new year!
Trans-Siberian Orchestra 2006
Dec 1st
As a birthday present for my lovely Jennifer, I managed to get my hands on a pair of floor tickets for this year’s Trans-Siberian Concert, November 29th at 7:30pm at the Air Canada Center.
For those of you who might not be familiar with this band, they are a modern interpretation of Christmas music: Kind of a combination of traditional orchestra combined with heavy metal guitar. It’s really not bad, and I’d recommend that you give them a listen if you have a chance too, you might enjoy them
Compu-SOLVE Christmas Party 2006
Nov 26th
The Compu-SOLVE Annual Christmas party took place November 25, 2006 at Captain Robert’s Table at King’s Wharf Theater – Discovery Harbour.
Jennifer and I made the trip from Peterborough to Penentanguishene that Saturday for the party (we had attended the festival of trees in Peterborough that Friday
Compu-SOLVE Golf Tournament
Oct 1st
Jennifer and I attended the second annual Compu-SOLVE Staff Golf Tournament on Saturday. It turned out to be a lot of fun and we both had a good time (despite our poor golf skills).
Eric Clapton At The Acc | September 24, 2006
Sep 25th
Jennifer and I had the opportunity to acquire row 23 aisle seats for the concert. We had a great time, the set list featured a variety of songs stretching from his early solo career days to his most recent album release “Back Home”.
Montreal and 1,000 Islands Trip
Aug 14th
Jennifer left August 5th, along with the rest of the Port Perry Angels Junior softball team to compete in the Canadian Softball Nationals in Montreal, Quebec. Having taken the silver medal in the provincials, just behind Pickering who were the defending champions (and the team that Jennifer helped to win the nationals last year), they were seeded as the #1 Ontario team.
The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry
Aug 14th
I found The Templar Legacy to be an interesting read, it starts with a bang and doesn’t really let up until its conclusion. Fans of Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code may appreciate the well researched locales intermingled with the fast paced storyline. In fact, often while reading through this novel, it felt almost as if Steve Berry was utilizing the formula that Dan Brown applied in his books. Mind you however, that is purely conjecture, as I have yet to read any of Steve Berry’s previous works.