Happy New Year 2009!!!

You gotta love a gal, who calls in sick and hops on a plane to come party!!! Last New Year's Eve I posted a pic of Danielle and myself at the Princeville Hotel in Kauai - this year we were hangin' in Vancouver's Yaletown - SO FUN!!!

Here's to a New Year of being "unreasonable" and doing whatever it takes to make yourself happy! Rock on Sista - You Inspire Greatness ;P

xo P.

Integrity of Word

As the year closes, I find myself looking back and thinking about what matters. One thing that is important to me is my integrity of word. 

This is why I am challenged by the lack of this amongst my community. Maybe it's due to being on "island time" over the last few months, but when I say I am going to be some where at some specific time, I mean it. Here in the city, people's plans change on a dime. Everything appears to be "penciled in" unless confirmed once and even twice, no plan is set in stone. 

Three times now I have made plans and due to my communication challenges of late, I have shown up on time only to be stood up. I have learned there is a silent understanding amongst my friends that you need to double check that you are a priority. Is this a sign of the times? Are we no longer expected to be dependable? Reliable? Responsible? Hmm... that would be troubling if that were true. So I choose not to believe it. Maybe we just need a reminder every now and again to be considerate and do what we say, when we say it.  

Not to preach - I will begin with myself... My word to you for the upcoming year is to be in integrity and by example I hope to spread the "word" ;P

We start young... I LOVE this clip!

Movie Quote of the Month...

Tis the season I guess... It appears that a lot of friends and acquaintances are going to have babies in the upcoming year. This quote always makes me smile:

Senior Ed Bloom: You are in for a surprise.

Will Bloom: Am I?

Senior Ed Bloom: Havin' a kid changes everything. There's burping, the midnight feeding, and the changing. 

Will Bloom: You do any of that?

Senior Ed Bloom: No But I hear it's terrible. Then you spend years trying to corrupt and mislead this child, fill his head with nonsense, and still it turns out perfectly fine.

Will Bloom: You think I'm up for it?

Senior Ed Bloom: You learned from the best.

From Big Fish (2003) Directed by Tim Burton and Written by Daniel Wallace & John August
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One Million Acts of GREEN! I Challenge you...

I know of late, I have been dissing Vancouver due to being homesick for Kauai and all, but this is one of the things I actually MISS about Canada... The social consciousness regarding the Green Movement. You can't open your mail, listen to the radio, turn on the TV, take a bus, a taxi, the skytrain or drive down the street in your car and not see this messaging - in products, in businesses, in schools and in communities. LOVE, Love, love that! Well Done Canada... Keep it coming! xo P.
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WHISTLER BLACKCOMB'S Peak to Peak GONDOLA Grand Opening!!!

FRIDAY DECEMBER 12TH 10:30AM - LET'S MAKE HISTORY...

Come on out and celebrate. If you can't make it, tune in at 10:30am PST to watch the LIVE WEBCAST on whistlerblackcomb.com!

PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola Launch Schedule – December 12, 2008:

7:30am - Fresh Tracks Breakfast presented by Nature's Path

8:30am - Mountains open for skiing and riding

10:30am – Official Opening Ceremony gets underway at the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola terminals on both Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains

11:00am – Official Ribbon cutting at the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola terminals on both Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, and the first rides begin. And get ready for the ultimate thrill, as Red Bull drops in and gives wings to the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola Launch.

First Cabin from Blackcomb to Whistler – "Ride of Their Life" contest winners; 22 locals nominated as those who most deserve to be on the first ride;

First Cabin from Whistler to Blackcomb – Auction winners who bid for the seats in the first cabin with proceeds going to the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation, supporting community organizations throughout the Sea to Sky Corridor.

11:30am to 1:30pm – Open House in the Roundhouse Lodge featuring an Artist Gallery, a Technology Zone, and a Kids' Corner.

3pm to 5:30pm – Grand Après celebrations take place in Skiers Plaza including the Sugga DJ and video screens courtesy of Red Bull, a live art showcase, plus a kid-friendly performance by well known entertainer Norman Foote from 3:15pm to 4:15pm.

3pm to late – The ultimate après locations – Merlins, Dusty's and the Garibaldi Lift Company – will celebrate the launch well into the night!

COME PLAY... ;P