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Skiing Pictures

Andy — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:47:59 +0000

Here’s a couple of new sets of skiing pictures. Enjoy! (click on pictures to go to albums)

Whislter

Lake Louise

Match Day Results

Andy — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:35:09 +0000

More information to follow, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I matched to the University of Ottawa Pediatrics Program. It officially starts on July 1, 2008.

Thanks to everyone for your support. Amanda and I are thrilled with the outcome!

Half Marathon Completed!

Andy — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:32:43 +0000

Over the Thanksgiving weekend, Amanda and I successfully completed our half marathon in Victoria. We are both extremely proud of ourselves for finishing the race, especially since we weren’t exactly “runners” in the past. I think we might qualify now.

It was quite a family event with a total of 10 of us involved in the races. Congrats to Lauren and Caley for completing the half marathon, and Matt, Paul, Leslie, Cheryl and Larry for completing the 8 km. And finally, a special congratulations to Nana for completing the 8 km and finishing 2nd in her division! Of course, we also have to thank Boppa, Vic and Grandma Ivy for cheering us on from the sidelines. A great weekend was had by all and lots of turkey and pie after the race!

I’ve also posted links below to some hiking and camping trips that we did over the summer. With things being so busy, I didn’t get around to posting the photos until now. Enjoy!

Forks & Three Isle Lake

Andy — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:22:08 +0000

Amanda arranged a camping trip for my birthday weekend. We hiked into Forks Campground in Kananaskis the first night. The next morning, we woke up and climbed up to Three Isle Lake. Then we had the long hike back out to the parking lot.

It was a great birthday weekend! All the pics are here.

Bourgeau Lake

Andy — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:17:58 +0000

Another day hike with our friends Meredith and Justin. This time, we headed to Bourgeau Lake in Banff.

You can see all the pictures here.

Ha Ling

Andy — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:12:11 +0000

We finally got out to do some hiking with our friends Meredith and Justin. We decided that we would climb Ha Ling in Canmore.

To see all the pictures, click here.

Victoria Half Marathon

Andy — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:25:18 +0000

I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything. Now that I’m in my final year of med school, things are getting a bit busier and I’ve been away on some electives. Things are going well though - it’s just that there hasn’t been that much non-medical stuff to post about since that’s about all I’ve been up to lately.

On a different note though, I’ve decided to run a half marathon in Victoria. It’s not until October but it will give me lots of time to get prepared. It also gives me an opportunity to visit my family out there over Thanksgiving weekend. I’ve never been much of a runner, so this is a big step for me. I’ve been trying to tell people so that there’s no giving up and turning back. I’ll try and post some updates as to how the training is going - but I have a feeling that a post saying ‘So, I ran again today…’ wouldn’t be that interesting!

If anyone else is interested in joining me, (Amanda has also said she will run), you can find out more information here.

Skiing at Lake Louise

Andy — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:25:58 +0000

Last weekend, Amanda’s sister Lauren came out for a visit and on Saturday, we hit the slopes of Lake Louise. It was a clear and sunny day making both the scenery and company amazing!

You can see all the photos here!

EDIT: I should have said thanks to Lauren for remembering to bring her camera and providing these photos!

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New Wheels!

Andy — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:16:24 +0000

The trend of not posting very often continues as the year flies by faster than ever. However, I am happy to report that for the first time in my life, I have my own set of wheels! Tonight I picked up my Mazda3 GS Sedan. It’s carbon grey and 5-speed manual transmission. It’s a blast to drive! I had to wait two weeks for it to be shipped from overseas - first to Vancouver and then on to Calgary. It made it here in time for the holidays, so I think of it as an early gift to myself!

Happy Halloween!

Andy — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:22:56 +0000

OK… so the real reason for this post today is so that I don’t go the entire month of October without an update to the website. Things have been busy, but not with the sorts of things to update on the website.

We had everyone to our place for Thanksgiving which was a lot of fun.

Matt and I are also trying our hands at video podcasting now with The Skinny on Sports Tech. The latest episode talks about my new toys - the new iPod nano and the Nike+ Sports Kit. You can check out the video to find out more about that. The easiest way to play the videos if you’re having trouble is with iTunes. We’re hoping to make it much easier in the future for those of you that just want to see the video within the web page itself.

That’s all for now. November is just around the corner!

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