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First off I have a small grudge with Westjet.  Upon deciding I wanted to visit home on march break, I started searching for flights.  The first time I looked, flights home and back were $89 each.  I didn’t buy them right away, as I wanted to check my options for getting to and from the airport (since it’s a 4 hour drive.)  The next day, the price raised to $139 and the day after, it was up to $219 one way, $139 the other.  I know it’s a busy week for traveling, but what a ripoff!  I checked my options and Air Canada offered almost identical flight times for $145 there, $89 back.  I bought them, but with the surcharges and airport improvement fees, it still came to $319 total.  Oh well, it will be worth it to play mini-sticks with my nephews.  I’m also heavily leaning towards going to the March 17 Raptors game.  It’s been over 10 years since I was at my first one so it’s worth it to go.

My basketball team got its first regular season win yesterday, a 41-35 overtime thriller.  Guess what I’m saying here.  I’m instructing one of my forwards to put the ball in the basket on a foul shot.  Good advice, he sunk both of them.  Tomorrow is a travel day for another league game and Friday is a tournament in Thunder Bay.  Those would be my (now) lucky Mountain Equipment Co-Op splash pants I’m wearing.

And now, the videos -

This is a 7 minute video of my vacation to Florida.  Its gets exciting at the end.

This is a video of a tall man surfing.  This is mostly for the subjects Aunt, Uncle and Brother’s enjoyment.

This is a video of a Miami-Toronto Flight.  Not awesome, but I’ll admit I really enjoy flying.

This is a fun video of a catchy song.

Sing along as you make it through the day!

Wow, without anywhere near as much hype as the start of the last, we’ve entered a new decade. I can remember the 2000 new year and luckily, I got to spend the 2010 new year in a somewhat similar crowd.  My best friend doug was there with me 1o years ago at my friend Kyle’s cottage, and he was there with me again on Thursday night in Miami. This time, it was his friends making up the crowd.  It was much warmer than 10 years ago, in fact I intentionally wore shorts just to make it a little more memorable.

Christmas break was great.  It started out with my brother’s wedding social on the first Saturday night.  It went great, was profitable, and everyone seemed to have a great time (which is the most important part.) I got up early Sunday to travel to Thunder Bay for a flight home.  Despite my flight being delayed an hour, I still made it home in time to play hockey with the sunday night crowd.  It was great fun, some of the best fun I’ve had in a long time.  Old friends are often the best types of friends.

I stayed home for a week and spent time with family and friends.  I bought a wicked pair of winter boots which I have yet to test.

I spent the last week of my vacation in South Beach, just east of Miami.  It was a fun filled week that I could write a ton about, and I will eventually.  Just not now.  It’s too late on a Sunday night.  I know my writing has taken a back seat lately and I do intend on improving my rate of posting.  I have so much to write about now!  It’s a great feeling.

If I were to make a new decade resolution, it would be to sleep more.  The only way I can accomplish this is to go to bed earlier.  Better start now.  It’s great to be back in my own bed!