2012 has been an interesting year...Leslie got a new job and is now working for BC Transplant as an Organ Donation Coordinator and Organ Donation Specialist.
Cheryl continues to do well in her police career and we got engaged. Wedding will be next August 2013. More info please read below.
Cheryl and I met in 1997 in Bellingham, Washington. We kept in touch over the year via the internet plus flying back and forth. Before we both knew it I moved all the way across the country to a new country no less in march 1998 and been here ever since. I, meaning Leslie grew up in New York on Long Island where her family still remains except my brother.
Went to College in upstate NY and grad school back on Long Island where I got my Masters Degree in Social Work. In 1999 I started working as an Intensive Care Unit Social Worker at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC and loved my job after all those years.
Cheryl grew up in the lower mainland of BC and many of her family members are here as well. Beautiful place to grow up and go to school. Throughout Cheryl's teenage years and adulthood she worked for her mother's family business. However, at the ripe old age of 35 she decided to embark upon a career in law enforcement which she has been enjoying for over 5 years. Cheryl has found a passion within the Police force working with kids in schools.
We have been together as partner's for 15 years and after Cheryl graduated Depot (Police Training) we both got motorcycles and our licenses. I grew up on bikes and Cheryl always wanted to learn to ride. Learning was easy for Cheryl and getting back on a bike for me just made sense. Cheryl thinks I am obsessed with bikes but to be honest once she is on the road I can't stop her.
Cheryl loves video games, I love wild life, Cheryl dreams about white sandy tropical beaches, I dream about seeing the polar bears in Hudson Bay, Manitoba.
Opposites attract and we both share a passion for adventure motorcycle touring. We learned this after buying our first 2010 BMW F650GS bikes. We travel well together making sure we are both taking care of ourselves. Cheryl is the brains, mechanic, navigator and packer, I am the organizer/planner.
Cheryl is the quiet one, I am the loud New Yorker. Cheryl loves video games, I love live web cams featuring Bald Eagles, Falcons, osprey's and Owls. In the end it seems to work.
Depressing colour and far too much empty space. You asked.
Seems a little plain. But I’m male so I tend to be more visually stimulated. Women may like that it might be easier to read the intellectual content. LOL I can see just a tiny bit of a picture on the left.
I took a quick look at the available themes and found 3 that I would choose, Parament , Traction and Sunspot. I like this one best, http://sunspotdemo.wordpress.com/
ymmv.
OK OK so we all agree…new theme not so good. I am trying out what you recommended Kelsow. Now just have to play with it more. Maybe send your suggestion regarding colours? LOL You have an artistic eye. Thanks for the honest feedback! I agree!
I think this looks fantastic!
I love dark bkg’s and the yellow/orange text. I think it looks very professional and smart.
But that’s just my opinion.
come on there had to be more input…I actually really like it.
Well it’s different and sure beats the first effort.
The text and icons stand out a lot better with this theme but I’m more of a neutral grey type man myself. But there again, it’s not my blog now is it? Just don’t try pink for gawds sake although I don’t somehow see you as pink type girls either.
no you are correct we are not pink kinda grrls.
This is growing on me but by the lack of comments perhaps not so much with many others. Having said that I am going to stay with this…maybe play a bit with colours bit it’s different for sure….Kelsow is to blame! LOL
I’m always the blame of something…
BTW, the first 2 comments were for the baby blue thing you had going on here, not this current sexy one.
yep you are to blame…Cheryl said it looks like Halloween but again I am thinking I like it for now….
I almost missed the last two posts (yours and Kelsows) because the background image repeats itself with these two last posts getting lost in the sky. Have you considered using a background image that, if it must be repeated, doesn’t have such a sharp cut-off point e.g. an over exposed sky and the green trees?
figuring that out but for now I deleted the back ground pic
As long as I can read it and find past posts I am happy. The colours used now seem just fine..easy on my old eyes, easy contrast and clear to read. I would read your blog even if it was presented in hi-viz so carry on Sgt. Major; I’m behind ya whatever hill we’re taking now.
thanks Sue very kind of you. I like this layout…can be a little overwhelming with all the info etc…but that is how a BLOG works. I mean we have over 500 posts in here somewhere so I hope that some of the tools included in the side bars will help others navigate around to find what might be of interest to them. Always a work in progress, Thanks for all your comments! We appreciate them for sure.