I have a job!
Believe it or not, I do!!!!
I start working on Monday and I will be responsible for the marketing and promotions of a company that provides swimming and cycling programs that promote kid's health and development.
I really look forward to my first day at work and I have enjoyed the last couple of months, but I'm going to enjoy the months that are coming even more.
I think we've both settled in as much as possible for now. Really looking forward the February, it's going to be a great month.
We went out for a celebration dinner yesterday. Kris made me a promise: As soon as you find...
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I had some time today to process some images and found some that I did not yet post on the blog, so here they come...
Lions' Gate Bridge, Vancouver
A night shot of the Lions' Gate Bridge with Downtown Vancouver in the background. This picture was taken from Cypress Mountain.
Whiskey Jack
A whiskey jack bird on Cypress Mountain, Vancouver.
Mono Lake tufa tower
Mono lake is a lake (no really..) in California with no outlet. This causes the salt concentration and the pH level to raise, which forms the once-submerged tufa towers as you can see in the picture.
Wolf, West Yellowstone
We did see some...
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We didn't want to say anything before we were 100% sure, but we are now, so we can finally explain what happened the last few weeks.
(and I admit I wanted you guys to be a little curious)
Like I said, we have been very busy arranging things, and we still are but now is a good time to tell everybody the "big" news.
Kris and I have bought a house. We have been thinking about buying a house for a while, but we first wanted to be sure that this was the right time and the place to buy.
After doing some maths we came to the conclusion, that we were paying a lot of rent and we have been doing so for the last...
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The weather was beautiful today so we decided to go up to Cypress Mountain and do some snowshoeing.
When we arrived at the parking lot we noticed that it was totally crowded. A lot of people were parked along the way and all of sudden we didn't really want to go up the mountain.
Kris did want to see the view (cloudy Vancouver) so we decided to drive up the parking lot and park for a quick second just to take some pictures. We've found a parking space near the rentals, and it didn't look that crowded, so we changed our minds again: we were going to do some hiking.
Last time we were there,...
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We have some good news coming up in the next couple of weeks, but more about that later (and again, NO I'm not pregnant). I just want to make you guys a bit curious.
Anyway, besides that I also have a job interview next week. If I read the description of the job, it's something that I would love to do, so let's hope all goes well! I'm really looking forward to the interview!
I'll keep you guys up to date of course.
Yesterday we went to dinner to the Boathouse in Port Moody. We didn't really know what to expect, because we read a few reviews which where pretty negative but, we also heard a lot of positive...
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"The Best photos from 2008" is a blog project by photographer Jim M. Goldstein where he gathers everyone's best pictures of 2008. 93 photographers joined the project (like me) and here is the collection he ended up with. If you have some spare time on your hands, enjoy, there is some great work in there!
"My Top 10 Favorite Photos of 2008" - Jim M. Goldstein
My Favorite Shots of the Year - View from the Little Red Tent by Edie Howe
2008 Favorites - Photine by Laurie Ballesteros
My Nephew - Amit Goyal
My nephew woke me up in the morning and was in a very chirpy mode when this...
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My parents just left and I thought I would be annoyed by the free time on my hands. Boy, was I wrong...
Of course I'm job hunting, and it's already clear that a lot more jobs are available than before New Year, so that's a really good thing.
So for those among you that are wondering how the search is going: A lot better now.
I will inform you if something comes up, so no need to ask :).
I'm really eager to start working again and doing some useful things:), so let's hope for the best.
Besides job hunting we've been busy with a few other things, but more about that later.
I'm also working on a photo...
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Maybe a more appropriate blog topic would be: "10 photos I made in 2008 of which I'm most happy and for which I'm looking for an excuse to post them again..." but that would be too long, so let's go for the Top 10 one :)
10. Rain over Lake Annette - Jasper N.P.
9. Swiftcurrent lake, Glacier N.P.
8. Berkeley Pit, Butte
7. Venice, Las Vegas
6. Vancouver Panorama
5. Hot spring, Yellowstone N.P.
4. Peyto Lake Panorama
3. Victoria Government Parliament building
2. Dead Tree in Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone N.P.
1. The Wave, Arizona
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It's generally known that saying goodbye is not a pleasant thing.
So today was a pretty emotional day. I had to say goodbye to my parents after we spend two weeks together. Of course everybody was a little sad, but we are already looking forward to seeing them again this summer!
I want to thank my mom and dad for everything they've done for us this holiday, and of course also Kris his parents for helping my parents getting here and for the Christmas gifts!!! Ow, and I can't forget my brother, Marijke and Kris his sister, thanks guys, really!!
But we're not going to stay emotional during...
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Sorry for the lack of posts lately but we have been busy (as everyone around this period I think).
I hope everybody enjoyed their New Year's eve. We sure did!
We've had dinner in the Salmon House. It's a really nice restaurant. I think it's even one of the best and nicest decorated restaurants I've ever seen. It's based in West Vancouver and the view from the dinning room is stunning: you can see Vancouver and Stanley Park. And of course, the most important part, the food was GREAT!
I also promised you some pictures of the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Normally you visit the bridge during...
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