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Après to Ski - Day 2
IWell, I have to admit - après ski Austrian style is tough to beat. White Night was indeed worth going out to check out. After a late start to our evening we ended up finding the most crowded, hopping...
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The White Ring
I must admit, I barely have the energy to think this evening - never mind write because of what is known as a "white ring". Furthermore, I must confess that last sentence was all that I could muster...
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Snow Surfing
And so it continues...Claudia and I got completely lost on this vast web of mountainous terrain until a ski instructor decided to crash our little map assessment party. He decided to take control of...
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Last Day and no Shades of Grey
Check out that blue baby!By the end of the trip there we had pretty much conquered every part of the ski area. This area was by far our favourite and we were nearly alone there too. Check out that...
View ArticleAnother Cute Super Bowl Ad
I admit, I am a complete sap, a closet romantic, a lover of happy endings - and puppies :) This made me feel all warm inside when I watched it so I had to share…
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Friday Night
Friday arrived and I need to get out. The week was a long one for me. In fact one evening I was home and congratulating myself on making it through Wednesday when I realized it was just Tuesday....
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Ground Day and Sechseläuten
A meme came by on my Facebook feed that made me smile. I have a few friends that pass around funny ones and was about to share this particular one when I realized that there was no point. You see, it...
View ArticleA Morning Moment
I woke up feeling particularly happy today. In part because I could feel the warmth of missed sunshine upon my face along with the promise of a beautiful day. Happy text messages from back home were...
View ArticleAnother Sunny Saturday
Just spent some time updating my running playlist. This Hedley tune seems to add a little extra bounce in my stride, so I decided to share. Happy Saturday :)
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Hockey Time!
Trust me, this statement is more true that you could possibly imagine.Last Sunday evening I was watching the Finland versus Canada hockey game with a friend. He had made the mistake of turning the...
View ArticleA Second Chance
I had a nice chat with my mother last night. She recently found my blog here and read over my Panama plane entry. Her advice was that I should read that one over every now and then. So I did.It is...
View ArticleUnanticipated Change
Wednesday my BFF and I were enjoying a few laughs during our weekly wellness evening. My friend, the consummate planner was struggling with another friends insistence on keeping a visit spontaneous....
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Lost in Translation
Call me childish, but the name of this place made me smile. I found it while enjoying the most amazing ski day at Flims.
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At First Sight
That is it. I am completely and totally in love. The first evening was spent wandering about the city streets, delightfully lost. I have never really had a surprise trip before. Although I had some...
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Poutine!
I introduced my friends to the infamous French Canadian POUTINE (not sure why autocorrect insists on all capitals here) last night, and despite their skepticism it was a resounding success. Of course I...
View ArticleChoose Wisely
Initially I titled this blog "wind beneath my wings". I know it sounds like another terrible cliche, but perhaps they exist for a reason. Maybe we all experience them at some point in our lives and...
View ArticleChapter Two
Wow! Look how long it has been since my last blog. As with all of us, life has been busy. Fulfilling the demands of responsibilities, experiencing life and dabbling with the dramas associated with...
View ArticleStill here thanks to you...
Would you believe that I just celebrated my third year anniversary here in Zurich? Before that it was two years in Austria. It is really a bit difficult to comprehend. Never in this life of mine did...
View ArticleHalfway in and Halfway out
I knew it was going to be difficult, but I had no idea how difficult, difficult could be. It was a Wednesday afternoon, the temperature was 4000 degrees outside, and 4001 inside. The day was as long...
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Passion and Complacency
I woke early this Saturday morning. Instead of embracing the luxury of being able to sleep in, my mind woke me racing with the details of my impossible to do list not to mention a bit of anxiety...
View ArticleA Guy, a Tram and the Giant Baguettes
After another long day at the office, I was headed home. Since it requires a bit of a tram ride home, I was passing the time with some mindless surfing on my iPhone. For those not familiar with tram...
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Texting a Life Away
The couple of times I have joined my colleagues for lunch resulted in them grabbing my phone and keeping it for the duration of the lunch. "You're so bad with that thing," they said. I just put it...
View ArticleRunning no longer
Transformational. A cheesy word, but the only one that comes to mind appropriate enough to describe the past couple of years.One of the challenges with being a single and independent female is that we...
View ArticleMy choice
Happiness. We read blogs about how to achieve it. Shelves are lined with endless books on the steps to reaching such a state. Conversations are riddled with questions about ones state of mind....
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