Ok apparently some of you are still awaiting posts here so i thought i'd throw you a tid bit.
i'm officially a climber again, twice in one month i've gotten out there and climbed. its very exciting. Both were crazy slab/friction NC standard crazy climbs. give me steep overhanging cracks anyday. But it is getting me to trust my feet instead of my giant pet pythons (read scrawny arms).
Also super psyched for the summer

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i need to get out and paddle though as i'm taking SWR in May and i need to get in paddling shape.

Hey Bloggers,
inspired by anonymous
i have additions to my last blog

number of haircuts 2 (the most in several years)
number of blogs (about 12 or some other pitifully small amount

The year in full.
December, the month of reflection, has got me thinking about what i've done this year. So here in no order is my year.

number of jobs 2
countries visited (by the end of the year) 3
number of cars 2
firsts : caving
           leading on an unclimbed cliff
          kayaking the pigeon, pillow rock, slab,
Nany falls 3 times in a row                      
  time leaving the US as a resident
          anniversary
          true american roadtrip
          green card
          snowboarding trip
number of boats 3
number of apartments 1
number of houses worked on 7
number of weddings 5
number of trips/vacations (at least) 6
number of overnight guests (over) 9 [is the couch comfy?]

Fall weather

Well, fall is closing in. It's 8.30am and there is still frost on the ground. Not the best news when i know that there are a lot of things we need to get done at work before it gets really cold. However the cold weather comes with benefits like curling up under oversized bed covers, getting to drink hot things, oh and fires. 
In other news, i got my drivers liscence woohoo. PS the test was rediculously easy so i am now even more scared of american drivers, only kidding.......:)..........kinda
What else well Leigh and i are all booked for going back to Belfast at Christmas so again woohoo 

Hey Bloggers, Well i know its been a while but i thought i'd send out a wee blog. Been doing lots of paddling lately even got the chance to take an old friend of Leighs out on the Nanty. I'm hoping to get some photos back of a trip I did on the French Broad a couple of weeks ago. Apart from the paddling its been all work and church. Youth is going great and i love hanging out with all the kids. I'm also really excited about meeting the new youth pastors who are meant to be arriving soon. 

hey all, well we had agrreat time at the beach and made it home in one piece despite crazy storma in South Carolina. I'm on the countdown to my parents arrival. They are coming over next week and hopefully staying around Bryson City for at lleast a week although they seem rather keen on traveling around lots while they're over. 
The heat here in BC has been crazy for the last week, so we've been trying to get to work early and leave early. Yesterday though we over did it and almost made it to work before daylight did. I've also been cooling off in the late afternoons with a little paddling action. I've done a fair bit of paddling this summer. not that many rivers but quite a bit of playboating. It's nice when its right by your house. Anyway i should get some things done so i'll leave it there.