On the road again

It seems summer has finally arrived, looking forward to it so.  It looks to be a busy one and then some, work is going full tilt to the point of turning away work. Which equals lots of hours! Funny how it works, either your broke with time to do anything but can't afford to or you have the money but don't have the time. At least at this point in my life anyways.  So for now I will work, the more the better! I do love being busy at work, makes the days fly by for sure.  


Well I will work and work, until June - for then I have my first vacation in the last 3 years! About damn time if you ask me. Plan for said week and a half off, a road trip of epic proportions! Short little jaunt down to Washington - which reminds me I gotta get my passport! Damn thing expired... Oh 6 Years ago now. Number of us shall take the trek down to Seattle, from there we join a select few (word is could be 1000) other European car owners for a lovely little drive to the town of Leavenworth.  Spend a few days there, then it's back to BC visit family for a few days enjoy the mountains, do some mountain biking then back home.  Probably end up being a 4000km round trip by the time I am done. Good thing I love to drive!  

And now it's back to work I go! 

 As always - Enjoi.

Don't forget to breathe

Big White 2006'
Photo By: Me of course

Too often I have found myself rushing into things. To eager, to quickly to call "all in"... Actually amazing I won any poker games during college come to think of it! I mean...  I was busy doing assignments, studying for exam's and other things of that nature...

All kidding aside, which i frankly do a lot. I think it is good, never want to be to serious, as that saying goes you'll die.  Wait no, that's not right - Oh yes never get out alive!  

Now here I am 25 years old, and starting to realize to just breathe. Slow it all down and not be in such a rush. There is so much I have to look forward to in my life and the road ahead of me. I know it will be a good one and so I will just breathe. Take in each moment and experience as they come my way. Enjoying every bit of life, the simple and the complex, the good and the bad. Always remembering to smile and make the most of it all. Something of which all of us should learn and of course I am too still learning the finer intricacies of it all. Learning to slow myself down, live for the moment as it were. Just breathe, take it all in and go with the flow. Be happy with who I am and with my life. Which I will admit I am quite happy, but I will always be learning, growing and reminding myself to enjoi it all.

Enjoi every breath.

We like to watch you laughing

Well the long weekend is upon us!
And I got a nice little surprise text today, my niece and nephew (along with my sister too of course) are on the road here from BC! 

I am very excited, love those two little ones.  Amazing I haven't actually written about them yet.  My little Lizzie Monster and Jack Attack as I call them. They can always brighten up the worst of days. Infectious little laughs they have. Lizzie is four now and Jack is two.  Every time I see them it amazes me how much they have grown and continue to grow. Feels like just yesterday that Lizzie was a tiny little baby (wow did I just say that,  isn't that what all the old timers say? Dang that makes me feel old and then some...) Suppose that's just how it goes eh? Needless to say I am so very happy to have a Niece and Nephew and one more on the way come September!  It's great I get all the enjoyment out of kids but none of the well major responsibilities life as an Uncle is great! Plus the amount of love little kids give is unreal and so unconditional its quite an amazing feeling! 


This weekend is gonna be a gooder for sure! Hitting up West Ed Amusment park, haven't done that in years! I don't even remember the last time I was on a rollercoaster they are such a rush! And well me being me I love rushes, this summer sky diving is on the list for sure! 

Now just to finish off work for the day already... Come on 5 o'clock! 


Until that time hits here are a few more pictures of these two kids who enrich my life so!

Ah Kids sure know how to Enjoi.

Oooh Upgrade

Well figured it was high time the blog got a bit of a facelift. Lighten it up make it a lil more cheery. Better reflection of myself really. I mean yeah the old one did look cool, but I am not really a dark person. Well I think anyways haha. 


So here we are April 14th, in the midst of a snow storm. Oh Alberta how you never cease to disappoint. Bit of randomness here today as my distraction level from work rises and I want to head home. Only one more day then it's the weekend! *grin* (stole that) Have my Professional practice exam on Saturday, should be easy peasy. Then the Edmonton Autoshow is on. Always fun to go check that out! Hopefully soon here I will be providing you lovely readers with some more of the 58' Part's list is growing it seems but I am still getting excited! I cannot wait to drive it.


Oi look's as though I got some work I still gotta do. So I leave you all now.

Enjoi all this lovely snow... In April. 

It's cold outside But ooh what a ride To the warmth of my igloo

Well its only half way through March, but due to unseasonably warm conditions here in the office, coupled with a good game of Extreme Ping Pong has brought upon us an early Slurpee season!  But as a Canadian is there such thing as a Slurpee season?  No no there really isn't, well for a true Canadian anyways. Now see here I am at a point where I could go into a deep philosophical discussion about being Canadian and what not... But nah I am to busy enjoying this Slurpee.

So drink a Slurpee its delicious.

Enjoi, Brain freeze? Ooowwww 

They will see us waving from such great Heights

Big White 06'
Photo by - Me

Friend of mine often has very good questions that he brings up and sparks good conversations between the two of us. Most recently goals and accomplishments, having a sense of fulfillment in life and being able to feel proud of where one is in life and where they are going.


Everyone has goals in their life, but I am sure much like myself there are many people out there who have these goals and have failed to accomplish them. Maybe not failed completely, but look back at when they wanted these goals complete. I know with myself many goals have been delayed due to life being well life. But that doesn't mean I have given up on them!


So how does one feel fulfilled, feel proud and things of this nature? Well of course every one varies each having their own individual need's in respect to fulfillment and feeling proud. Through out life this will change as well we grow and learn and move from one goal to the next. Regardless of what we achieve, what goals we conquer or not the biggest thing I have learned is being able to look back at it all and just accept it. I say accept it because in everyone's life there are moments we are proud of and happy with and some that we aren't and that is life in itself. Acceptance of our past is important, one must not dwell on what is in the past. (Can't say if someone does or doesn't but I know in all honesty that I have.) Once I learned to accept the things in my past that I wasn't to proud of I was able to be happier with my past and see that there was a lot that I was quite proud of and I did indeed achieve some pretty awesome things in my few years in this world thus far.


Through it all I suppose the biggest thing with fulfillment is finding out what works for you and what you need. It may or may not be easy, might learn right away what you need or it might take you some time. But in the end it will work out and you will know what you need. Like my friend says

"Do what you need to do to stay happy" 

Which couldn't be more true!

So do it, and Enjoi.

All the fun that we have

Daugaard, Denmark 2002
Photo by: Me

It's a little shot of 7 am as I sit here at my desk, looking out into the darkness that is out the window. I strongly fight the urge at this moment to go on a rant about my fellow Canadians complaining about the cold and they have never seen it this cold going into March... I will admit it is pretty chilly this morning. However I swear everyone forget how long and what winter is like as soon as summer rolls around... Oh wait I said I WASN'T going to rant or rave... So moving along good people. 


Perhaps its update time? Not a bad idea. It has been a good 8 months indeed, this place I find myself in day in and day out is one that I am quite happy with. I have enjoyed many jobs I have had over the years but this one just seems to have that little extra. Almost like a sense of family here. It is a pretty fantastic office everyone so laid back and easy going makes life so much better to love coming into work every day. I mean why else would I have woken up at 5 am today? Well maybe if the furnace broke... But in that case I would probably just freeze to death in my sleep and not have been the wiser!


Of course there is the enjoyment of extreme ping pong every day, happy people surrounding me, good bosses who like me and everyone else here has a definite good sense of humor. All added to the awesomeness that is my job and well life. But to the more serious side of work, I enjoy what I do, yes I really do - We have been busy and I love that fact, by the looks of it there isn't much signs of slowing down either! Probably the reason I am here so early its a preemptive strike against the massive work load ahead haha.


I could continue to ramble on for quite some time I am sure, however I shall restrain myself. But know life is good in all aspects good family, good friends and a good job. Definitely lucky to say the least.


Oh Oh I will add one more thing - The beetle has a heart!!! Yes just like the Tinman finally. And here it is! Beautifully old 1500cc Single Port engine! Many of you will probably look at this and go "Huh?" But now there is hope that come spring that the 58' will not be the best looking pushable beetle around as a good friend of mine would say.

Enjoi the good in life.

Christmas is going to the Dogs.

The Baron

The other morning I realized something. Something that truly enriches peoples lives non the less. What you may ask? Dog's, yes so simple I know. But dog's enrich our lives more then we sometimes realize. This was brought to my attention the other morning as I was still laying in bed. Hearing my roommate trying to coax his dog into heading out the door to work. But Baron (see above) didn't want to, was just sitting right outside my door waiting for me to wake up. So I leaned over and opened up my door to see Baron's little nub going nuts as he ran over to the edge of the bed so happy to see me! Like he hadn't seen me in YEARS!  That right there my friends made my morning and well in all honesty my day.


I have always enjoyed having dogs around but like I said sometimes we don't really realize how awesome they make our lives. So loving and non judgement and well in all honesty hours of pure entertainment! (Baron especially haha) Growing up I was lucky enough to always have dog's around, and I am so happy to be living in a house with one yet again.  If you are lucky enough to have a dog in your midst you know what I am talking about, and if you don't have a dog well... you should just go get one already.

Here are a few more moments in the life of Baron that entertains me so.

Amazing how these furry animals make life so much easier to Enjoi.

Funk to Funky

Crusin the Dub 10'
Photo By - Me

Oh the blogging world, what an interesting thing you are. Here for me to spread my many thoughts with the world. And to date I have had some good deep thoughts and some trivial random ones as well. All of which I do hope you all enjoi, but that is not the reason behind why I blog. Why do I do it then you might be asking? It is simply an outlet, a means to get my thoughts out of my head... In all reality then I could by all means just keep a journal. But I do indeed like the idea that what I have in this head of mine goes somewhere that can be read, for those who want to read it of course. They may or may not like what I have to say and that is good I know not everyone will agree with me, I don't do my writings in the hopes that I will please people or make everyone happy. If I offend someone, well I will apologize but these writings are who I am and what I beleive so they aren't going to change any time soon. But of course feel free to comment, share your own thoughts on what I have to say - I do like to read and hear other peoples thoughts just as much as I like to share my own.


Anywho Like, dislike or impartial of me and my wonderous blog aside the next thing you may wonder is where the heck does he come up with this stuff? Well good readers I do indeed have a complex brain - yes you can argue it if you wish hahaha. But usually stuff just comes to me as I go on down that road of life. Normally inspired by many things, the people in my life, events that happen or of course the world of my car's and as well music - sometimes a song will come on and that will spark something. Music actually will always have an underlying tone to all of my writing, be it lines within the blog, or quite often I end up using lines as my titles that seem fitting as it is music is something I enjoi in my life. As well you may have noticed I like to toss in images with my writing, which quite often are pictures I have taken or pictures taken of me. Which to me reflect that of which I am writing in that moment, whether it be my mood or the topic itself I feel it helps to share well me I suppose!


So I shall continue to write and I hope you will all continue to read and who knows you may just learn something, or just sit there, shake your head and wish you could have that 5 minutes of your life back! I dunno only time shall tell!!! haha

And of course continue to Enjoi.

A little spark from the static, and my imagination ignites.

Churchill Square
Photo by - Me!

Think I am in need of a little excitement.
All this shoveling.
Little ridiculous.

But of course you pipe up

"But Ryan, I thought you loved snow and winter???"

Yes of course my dear friends I do.And truthfully I do enjoi myself a good shovel work out. However it feels like all I have done this past while is go to work, come home, shovel,eat, shovel, sleep and repeat... Well minus the Staff Christmas party on Saturday. Damn good food, mmmm whoops sorry was drooling there a touch! Nothing like getting dressed up and hitting up The Mac for a night of shenanigans. It was quite refreshing, minus the morning. I am not one to get hang overs much, but I was feeling a tad sluggish haha.

So as I lay here in bed, driveways and walk's freshly shoveled back feelin strong I think again of needing some excitement. But I indeed have had excitement and excitement on the way here I must share with you lovely people. I am Doing my best to keep my cool, not get to excited and all that jazz...     (don't think I am doing to good of a job at it though, never could hide my own excitement haha) this weekend fast approaching does excite me so. Little bit planned, a lot left to the roll of the dice.But that's just the way I like it. I will admit with all this snow and monotony of the past while there has been a little something that has kept a pretty permanent smile on my face. I have found much happiness on my own over these last two years that is for sure. But now this smile seems to have a little more staying power, little bigger then usual. All I can do now though really is wait and see. Anticipation is killer I tell you! The feeling is good, my confidence strong as it always is and well the rest is just up to fate I suppose...


Huh....Fate, there is an interesting thing in itself.  Some believe it and some do not. Myself well I dunno, the way life goes as I roll along this path it seems as though Fate does seem to show its face. I mean I look at everything and how can it not? Good example here, my current job - which I love I might add. Applied, got an interview went extremely well...Didn't get the job, they hired someone with more experience. No big deal, said they would keep my resume on hand for future. (Don't all companies say that anyways??) I didn't think much of it, went on my way not letting anything slow me down. Four months later, get a call offering me a job from said company. I turn it down, had my lovely business adventure on a roll...Go figure eh? Then a measly 6 months after that I find myself calling asking and hoping on that fateful Thursday. End up with a interview the next day. And come Monday - A job offer! So something like that is like wow, three chances and I finally end up here and end up loving it more then any other job I have worked. Go figure eh?

My other example of fate, well time shall tell that is all I can say about now.


I think I am going to Enjoi this weekend.