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i wore my pants backwards all last evening. i didn't realize it at first. they were yoga pants so it wasn't completely obvious, but even after i realized i didn't bother correcting it. maybe that's why vancouver lost.

the hockey game was kind of dull after the first 15 minutes, i chalk this up to the fact that tim thomas is simply too good of a goalie that it makes for boring hockey. however, i did manage to watch the whole thing from beginning to end. from the national anthems to the giant skating around holding the stanley cup like it was a tiny little trophy. i find it odd that vancouver fans started to riot after the loss. the damage is worse than the G20 riots which is shocking to me since the G20 protests were about something, about making a change, about demonstrating a desire for change and accountability. while hockey is an interesting past-time i can't see it worth rioting over. how silly. actually, it's silly for me to say it was about hockey, because when riots like that happen it's rarely about what originally caused it. it's simply about recklessness and adrenaline. sometimes i imagine how things would be different if people put their natural fighting instincts towards an important cause. i think people have a desire to be passionate about something. but in our comfortable country, where few people get a glimpse at how hard life is for the rest of the world, people can end up funneling their passions into things like sports. i suppose people in struggling countries do the same. maybe in both cases it's a form of escapism.

it's been almost a year since our wedding. all this time i've been planning on framing one of our family portraits (that includes both sides of our immediate families all together) and hanging it on the wall. yesterday we finally got around to it. the finished product is much bigger than i originally imagined, but it looks fantastic. it's a black and white photo in a large oval frame. it's great. a classic family portrait :) b and i both find ourselves staring at it, and half expecting everyone to start moving and talking to each other like in a harry potter photo. what an amazing keepsake. we're having our family over for ice cream cake the day after our anniversary and i can't wait til they see it! brendan said "they're all there. our big wacky family. all together. no one missing". except for nana who refused to join us for the photos because it was raining. and our new niece who is still a cooking. but it's a snapshot. a moment in time :)

as the days stumble by, i'll look to you.