New year's, New York, New Jersey, New goals.
First off, Happy New Year!...I hope your new year started as fun and as successful as mine did. Also, thanks in advance for reading this long post.
As you can see from the title, the word new is written quite a bit. I have just returned from a wonderful trip from the east coast. What can I say, I guess I like the east coast. This time around I was in New York City for new year's. It was absolutely fantastic finally being able to see the city, some of the sights (fortunately when I go back, I won't have to see them again!), and seeing friends. I saw times square, rockafeller center, central park, museum of modern art, grand central station, tom's diner (from seinfeld tv show), Columbia university campus, battery park, wallstreet, ground zero, and china town.
I think my favorite thing while I was out there was being able to hang out with my friends. I want to thank my friend Abhi for showing me around NYC to sights he's probably seen 20 times or more and for letting me stay at his place in the city. I must say I didnt know Abhi as well as I knew Adam (friend from jersey) before this trip, but I was glad to be able to get to know Abhi a little bit better because of the time I was able to spend hanging out. Abhi - you might want to learn how to actually play the guitar :). All in all, I think I pretty much experienced NYC. I want to thank my friend Adam for letting me come hang out in jersey after NYC. I certainly enjoyed playing the many games of poker, joking around with your brothers and cousins, going bowling and to the movies, and getting very little sleep. (Adam and Abhi - you have always made sure I've had a great time when I've come to visit and made me feel at home, for that I am thankful, and hope that our friendships are ones that last for a very long time.)
So what does 2006 bring for me - well I guess it brings new goals and new hopes. I want to lose 40 more pounds by the end of 2006. The good news is I went to the gym tonite and weighed only 3 more pounds than what I did 20 or so days ago. I think this is really good considering I have n't been to the gym in the last 20 days and I actually survived christmas and the holidays pretty well. I havent been very vocal about this but since May 2005, I have lost a total of 40 pounds. I've always told myself that I would never let myself get to the point where my physical movement was impaired or that I could not perform physical activities like basketball, soccer, or racquetball. For some time I had begun to feel uncomfortable on airplanes and at some theme park rides, I felt that my weight was becoming an issue and it needed to be addressed. After that I joined a gym and started running and lifting weights. I started running about a mile every other day, as of today, I am up to over 3 miles and continue to lift. My goal for 2006 is to be able to run up to 5 miles. I also watch how much I eat and try to eat a little bit healthier than what I was doing before. (cutting out ordering pizza and cutting out drinking pop at home, trying to eat greens a little bit more, switching to diet pop at the office, etc) I have been motivated by this msnbc article dealing with something called: intuitive eating. ( http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10297653/ ). Constant exercise has helped as well.
Finally, I have a few trips planned for 2006 already. It will be a matter of setting dates and confirming with people that they are available. It will also depend what part of the country I am in for alot of 2006. Here is the list of locations I am planning on visiting in 2006 (and potential timeframes):
Las Vegas - April 2006
San Diego - March 2006
Phoenix - Summer 2006
NYC - Summer 2006 (either May or July) and Dec 2006 (New Year's eve for sure)
Rochester,MN - Sometime in Summer 2006
One of my other goals is to stay in contact with friends and family. I hope to do this through phone calls, emails, IMs, and visits. As you can see there is a lot to accomplish for 2006. I hope that if you have any goals that you are successful at accomplishing your goals.
If you'd like me to visit, specific invitations are greatly appreciated as well as reminders of open invitations.
Lastly, I just found out I'll be in chicago for the next six weeks. Who knows after that is over. Hopefully San Francisco is in order.
Until the next time where-ever our paths may cross,
Tim Morrison
As you can see from the title, the word new is written quite a bit. I have just returned from a wonderful trip from the east coast. What can I say, I guess I like the east coast. This time around I was in New York City for new year's. It was absolutely fantastic finally being able to see the city, some of the sights (fortunately when I go back, I won't have to see them again!), and seeing friends. I saw times square, rockafeller center, central park, museum of modern art, grand central station, tom's diner (from seinfeld tv show), Columbia university campus, battery park, wallstreet, ground zero, and china town.
I think my favorite thing while I was out there was being able to hang out with my friends. I want to thank my friend Abhi for showing me around NYC to sights he's probably seen 20 times or more and for letting me stay at his place in the city. I must say I didnt know Abhi as well as I knew Adam (friend from jersey) before this trip, but I was glad to be able to get to know Abhi a little bit better because of the time I was able to spend hanging out. Abhi - you might want to learn how to actually play the guitar :). All in all, I think I pretty much experienced NYC. I want to thank my friend Adam for letting me come hang out in jersey after NYC. I certainly enjoyed playing the many games of poker, joking around with your brothers and cousins, going bowling and to the movies, and getting very little sleep. (Adam and Abhi - you have always made sure I've had a great time when I've come to visit and made me feel at home, for that I am thankful, and hope that our friendships are ones that last for a very long time.)
So what does 2006 bring for me - well I guess it brings new goals and new hopes. I want to lose 40 more pounds by the end of 2006. The good news is I went to the gym tonite and weighed only 3 more pounds than what I did 20 or so days ago. I think this is really good considering I have n't been to the gym in the last 20 days and I actually survived christmas and the holidays pretty well. I havent been very vocal about this but since May 2005, I have lost a total of 40 pounds. I've always told myself that I would never let myself get to the point where my physical movement was impaired or that I could not perform physical activities like basketball, soccer, or racquetball. For some time I had begun to feel uncomfortable on airplanes and at some theme park rides, I felt that my weight was becoming an issue and it needed to be addressed. After that I joined a gym and started running and lifting weights. I started running about a mile every other day, as of today, I am up to over 3 miles and continue to lift. My goal for 2006 is to be able to run up to 5 miles. I also watch how much I eat and try to eat a little bit healthier than what I was doing before. (cutting out ordering pizza and cutting out drinking pop at home, trying to eat greens a little bit more, switching to diet pop at the office, etc) I have been motivated by this msnbc article dealing with something called: intuitive eating. ( http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10297653/ ). Constant exercise has helped as well.
Finally, I have a few trips planned for 2006 already. It will be a matter of setting dates and confirming with people that they are available. It will also depend what part of the country I am in for alot of 2006. Here is the list of locations I am planning on visiting in 2006 (and potential timeframes):
Las Vegas - April 2006
San Diego - March 2006
Phoenix - Summer 2006
NYC - Summer 2006 (either May or July) and Dec 2006 (New Year's eve for sure)
Rochester,MN - Sometime in Summer 2006
One of my other goals is to stay in contact with friends and family. I hope to do this through phone calls, emails, IMs, and visits. As you can see there is a lot to accomplish for 2006. I hope that if you have any goals that you are successful at accomplishing your goals.
If you'd like me to visit, specific invitations are greatly appreciated as well as reminders of open invitations.
Lastly, I just found out I'll be in chicago for the next six weeks. Who knows after that is over. Hopefully San Francisco is in order.
Until the next time where-ever our paths may cross,
Tim Morrison
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