You know its really raining when you come back from a run and your fingers are all prunny, like you've been in the bath too long.

Wow...I now believe the hype. Went boarding in Whistler on Saturday with NB & JB and I now understand why everyone in Van is talking Whistler this season. I was boarding through powder 1/2' to 3+' the entire time, it was nuts. For the last run of the day they took me to the peak and we came down through a bowl. Now normally I would have balked as I am still such a beginner but the snow was so forgiving. I spent a good part of the run rolling down but in that powder wipe outs are fun. The last run took us over an hour and I was so tired that I kept having to stop and rest. I think NB finally realized how tired I was when we were about a 150 m from the bottom and I had to stop one last time to catch my breath. Sooo glad I bought the edge card and I'm loving the new board.

Friday night I went to Eoin Finn's power yoga class. I really liked it, definitely going to go back. It was a painful reminder of how out of shape I am when I could barely do a 30 s plank.

Running yesterday I saw an eagle, just past Kits Beach. Also checked out the Kits Beach pool. I expect to be spending some serious time there in the summer.

Woo hoo! Going snowboarding at Whistler tomorrow.

Also off to a yoga class with the Blissologist tonight. I'm a little afraid, he makes you hug the people around you. And as most of you know, I'm not big on hugging (unless its the BF...I like to hug him...ok and puppies too).

I did the tour de Vancouver last night. In an attempt to find Sofabed so Good I drove around East Vancouver (I think) for a good 45 minutes only to reach the store minutes after closing. It was then off to Ikea. Of course I forgot the exact address and could only recall some major cross streets near by. I'm sure there has to be a faster way there then my round-about journey. Ikea was rather disappointing so I decided to try and find a Bay location I had looked up. I finally made my way there and to my delight found a great shopping mall, The Oakridge Centre. Of course by that time I only had about 30 minutes to shop. Picked up a shower curtain and bathmat for the new pad.

Spoke with Grant the property manager last night. The pad should be ready before the 1st, he's gonna give me a call on the weekend. The new carpet and linoleum look good. I'm looking forward to leaving the grim behind when I move.

I'm having a hard time focusing here this afternoon. Our little 10-11 KM run before work this morning has really knocked me out. It was pitch black when we set out through Stanley Park this morning, so dark that it was a little unnerving running when you couldn't see where you were stepping. Once we hit the seawall it was smooth sailing as the light from the moon reflected off the water, it was truly stunning.

The new job is going well. The divisional SVP has bought into my idea of having him run around to a bunch of branches on a designated Kick Off day to get employees enthused about the marathon. For those of you who don't know, I got a 4 month gig working on BMO's sponsorship of the BMO Bank of Montreal Vancouver Marathon. So there is a reason for all this running. I have a feeling I might have to participate in all of the crazy running events I keep dreaming up.

Looking forward to getting into the new place. I bought a great leather arm chair on Tuesday night at a great store call Chintz. Tonight I am off sofabed shopping. I've checked out the major department stores downtown but now its off to SofaBed So Good and Ikea. I'm thinking red in a modern kind of shape. I'm also thinking reasonably priced after the leather armchair (which was 50% off mind you).