All in Outings & Events
Earlier this year, Dani and I were scheduled to take our first ever cruise, a five day mediterranean cruise from Barcelona on the Disney Magic. Unfortunately the week before, covid finally hit our house. We made a quick pivot and rebooked for a cruise our friends had already scheduled; a 4-Night Very Merrytime Bahamian Cruise from Port Canaveral. It was really just the best time.
The past weekend I joined my wife and a group of friends traveling to Athens Greece for the Marathon Weekend. The event consisted of three races, a 10k on the Saturday evening and a 5k and Marathon on Sunday morning. Of course there would also be some sightseeing to be done and some really delicious food to eat.
I had always said I would never do a marathon. Half marathons were challenging enough and already demanded too much training time. But then a year ago, I got inspired. I had such an amazing time spectating Dani’s London marathon that I thought to myself, “hmm, maybe I could do this".
It was my birthday on Monday and it could be summed up in a word, uneventful. Dani was on a long haul trip back from Colorado for much of the day. I’m between clients at work, so that was quite quiet as well.
After a couple months of living in Amsterdam, Dani and I finally took our first touristy trip out of the city. We visited the Kuekenhof Gardens in the town of Lisse. The gardens are only open for a couple months in the spring each year.
Last week I was back in the states for the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC). As it was my second time there, I felt much more prepared going into the event. Knowing where things are and how things generally work helps a lot in managing your time and quelling anxiety.
Sometime early yesterday (seems like much longer ago now), I was dropped off at the airport to make the 6+ hour flight trek west. I think the last time I was in San Francisco was when Dani and I came out six or seven years ago. So I was pretty excited to get back out here.
This past weekend was my first foray into the phenomenon that is PAX East. I was, thankfully, able to snag a Saturday ticket right after they went on sale.
