Snow Trip 2007

Another year, another trip.
This time INTERNATIONAL!
.....to Panorama Mtn. in BC, Canada.

Enjoy the pics.....

Ski_Trip_2007

"The Talk"

It's interesting.....

Many times we're just so afraid of bringing up what's on our minds and talking over it.
Sometimes we avoid it because we just don't know where to start nor what to say.
And other times we say things that are not entirely true - in hopes of guarding ourselves from feelings of failure / rejection / or heartache.
Yeah. It's interesting.....

Practitioners

Yai!

I finally finished another book. Another book to add onto my list of favorites.
Yes!

"So from now on, with Mary, I must answer from that place deep inside, which suggests that the emerging future is so impossible that all I can do is say, 'Yes, bring it on. . . Yah-weh.' "

- Si Johnston -

That is my prayer for 2007.
That I would learn to embrace the idea that "the emerging future is so impossible that all I can do is say, 'Yes, bring it on!' "

OpportuneTime

Ever hear that song, "She will be loved" by Maroon5?
Yeah.....

Emotions

Ran into some good ol' friend today. Unexpectedly

I was hangin' out at the Rainforest Cafe' in Downtown, Disney - waiting for a table - when this older gnetleman comes, taps on my shoulder, and asks if whether I'm Eric Oh.
Now I have a terrible memory when it comes to faces and names, so I'm trying my hardest to try to remember where I would have met him before -- all the while he was telling me a bunch of stuff about his family and that some people are wanting to meet me.

WHA??!?!?

Then I heard, "Woody Garrett..... Robinson's Taekwondo....."
Holy crap! The Garrets are here?!??!

Apparently he was the dad.
Now I felt really bad. Because I don't remember this person at all!
But the mom..... yeah, I totally remember. Now that he's told me that they're the Garretts.

See, I saw her while I was walking into the restaurant. Stopped briefly to look at her and the crowd posing for a picture. But totally didn't register to me that I've met her somewhere before!

So it turns out they're here on vacation.
All the kids graduated from Berkeley (all five of them), and now they've joined the workforce.
The kids are scattered all over the places -- bay area, sacramento, etc. etc.

When I saw Lori, though.....
I was flooded with emotions. Maybe it's because I instantly recognized her as Lori, the lil' sister.
Here's a girl with whom I've spent a good part of my adolescent life, and haven't seen for the last 10 years!
Oh my..... how much she has grown.
She's now 23. Out of college. And working.
And CUTE!

Crazy.....
Who knew I'd be running into the Garretts tonight.
Crazy.....

Happy New Year!

We had a huge successful turnout at NewSong North OC NewYearsParty.
It was gnarly!

Check it out for yourself.

NewYearsParty2006