Over Christmas vacation I sat and reflected on the past year. You can usually summarize highs, lows and in betweens just like most years, but wow what a ride it’s been. As I look in the rearview mirror at 2008, I saw things that I have not seen in a long time. As hard as that was its all part of the process, no regrets. It’s too late for me to consider looking backwards- no thanks, sorry.
Some chapters close while others open and the story of my life goes on. Things I should have done and didn’t, things I did and shouldn’t have all seem to be in relative balance. I am happy and healthy- what more can I ask for really? With daily twists and turns in territory not charted means predicting what and where 2009 will take me is impossible. It sure does look to be shaping up as another really great year though.
Over vacation I spent plenty of time skiing. Both kids are doing great and have exceeded my expectations already this season! We all spent alot of time on snow in conditions which were representative of the whole winter spectrum. I am back into preparing for another season of racing which has been great. It’s nice to get back to something which demands my full attention and is yet so enjoyable. I’m kicking off the season on Thursday and looking forward to skiing fast, drinking beer and having fun.
With that much skiing, I have not been to the gym in almost two weeks! I did get a chance to run outside on December 27th as it was 60 degrees! It was kind of unique to get a nice long outdoor run in really favorable conditions at the end of December. I’m looking forward to a solid indoor run tonight so that I can just let some things gel in my head. I’m not looking for answers, rather simply trying to sort things out and insure that my thought processes are clear thus far. I’m smiling and things are good- I just want to keep it that way.
Happy New Year!
