5 more sleeps!

No, not for the wedding. I have that many days until I write my exam to become a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification Commission. I feel mostly ready, I just have to review small recall facts, but I really feel that I am ready. As I was studying for this exam, I realized that this is the subject that I really am most interested in. I could definitely make a career out of training people and/or teams. With my Master's in Sports Administration, I would have the administrative side of things, and now with the credential, I will have the practical side of things. The only thing that I wouldn't use is my engineering degree, but I am sure I will find a way to tie that aspect in as well, sooner than later.

Geofford and I returned on Sunday from a (too) brief visit with his parents. We decided (quite ambitiously) to drive to their house on Georgian Bay after our marriage prep course on Thursday evening. Due to a few delays (i.e. Geoff wasn't packed yet...), we finally got on the road at about 10pm. I never realized that there is so much overnight traffic on the roads. We finally arrived at his parents place at around 4am. We had decided to do it this way so that we would be able to do somethings on Friday and not have to spend the day in the car. In the end, I think that it worked out well, because we did have a little more time at his parents house.

One of the reasons that we picked this particular weekend, was to attend a Vox Huronia concert. Vox Huronia is a Chamber Choir that is conducted by Roger Priddle, who is a good friend of Geofford's family. There are also a few familiar faces (to me) in the choir, so that makes it quite special. This is the second concert that we have attended together (or that I have attended). They performed a piece that was specially commissioned to the choir, and it was quite incredible. Listening to them sing is one thing, but to also be able to see their expressions when they sing is also quite fun. They really seem to enjoy themselves.

Geofford and I also stopped at the Cookstown outlet mall on our way home. He wanted to stop at the Nike outlet to look for cleats, and I just wanted to see what kind of wedding shoe selection they had. In the end, we went to the Nike store and there was a buy-one-get-one free sale, but unfortunately neither of us found anything that we really needed. We also looked at the Paderno store and fell in love with some of the cookware. We went to a few shoe stores, but neither of us found anything that we really needed. Finally we stopped at the Timex kiosk, and I bought a watch to replace the watch that I "lost" (but then found at the bottom of my ultimate bag...so now I have two!) and Geofford was browsing the watches. He found one that he liked, the Dress Ironman 54021, but didn't buy for some reason. He is now regretting his choice and wished that he bought the watch. So if anyone out there knows of a place in Ottawa that I can purchase this watch, please let us know!