Hello 2009

Here we go - the first blog entry of the new year.

We woke up New 's Year day in Victoria and headed to Shawnigan Lake. We were late leaving because we were told there was a tonne of snow up there, so we had to make a decision. We decided to go. The Malahat wasn't too bad, and even the main roads around Shawnigan were fairly clear.

We had a few stops to make in Victoria before heading up to Shawnigan. Not really knowing Victoria all that well, we put my TomTom (gps) to good use. It was great except for some bizarre reason it wouldn't locate Duke Point. It kept telling us to turn around and head back to Swartz Bay to get home.

Apart from our Island getaway, 2009 has been pretty quiet thus far. I decided to go to Curves Friday morning, and fell twice trying to get there. The funny thing was, I was walking behind an elderly man hoping that he didn't take a spill...

My first fall wasn't too bad. The second one did a bit more damage, which I didn't start feeling the effects of until yesterday. I bruised my ulnar, and pulled a ligament in my shoulder. That was the final straw for me with this weather. It's bad enough I haven't be able to drive - well, you can drive, but parking is more than impossible. And Friday showed me you can't even walk. And yesterday Mother Nature added salt to the wound - it snowed again! I think this was the fifth time in two weeks. I don't know, I'm starting to lose count.

Yesterday we had a few people over. We watched the world juniors: Canada vs. Russia. An amazing game of hockey. I think junior hockey is actually better than NHL hockey. But I don't go to all that many Giants games. I really should though. The tickets are affordable, and there's nothing like watching hockey in the Coliseum. After the hockey game we broke out the board games.

I can't believe I go back to work tomorrow. I feel like I've been on vacation for a long time, but it has flown by so fast. I think a lot of it has to do with being trapped. I haven't been able to just get up and go and do things, thanks to this lovely weather.

I am desperate for Spring, and we're only two weeks into Winter.