Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Expanding Horizons

Over the past months we've been getting the itch to try a few new things and have decided now is as good of time as any to get started.

To begin, our workouts have been suffering so we decided to mix things up a bit and kick-start our systems with MPT Bootcamp. It has been a shock getting up before the sun and pushing our bodies to do things they have never been subjected to before, but we've managed to make it through the first week with only a *few* sore muscles (should we be concerned that it hurts to sit and to stand?!?)

Much to his parents' surprise, Josh is growing his wine knowledge and refining his palate with WSET courses. In March he achieved his Level 2 Intermediate Certificate in Wines & Spirits in a weekend marathon of tasting and testing, and now is moving on to obtain the Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Wines & Spirits. He attends a two hour class every Monday night for 8 weeks, and is ecstatic to have a reason to leave the office by 6pm and to drink a wide variety of wines - who wouldn't be? Of course he has to force himself to do the homework too ;)

Kristi is also trying her hand at something new - literally - and taking evening and online classes working towards a Certificate IV in Sports Massage Therapy at MIMT. The course started in March and, if all goes well, she will obtain her certificate in December. Lucky Josh, he is benefiting from this course as well!

All these classes should keep things interesting as we head into the winter months!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Sounds like you are taking advantage of every opportunity...travel, education, training! So you work out until you have muscle soreness, then comes the massage and tasting your cares away. What a life down under!