Boston, Basketball, and Blogging

So it's been a little while since I did a post. March and April are busy months for accountants, and in the middle of that we took a little trip to Boston to see the Celtics play with a big group of friends. Twenty-six of us managed to tour the city, do lots of shopping, watch the Miami Heat play the Celtics, and have a lot of fun over a five day trip. Boston is a beautiful city, and if you have never been I would encourage you to go. Don't let this week's crazy events stop you from visiting a city that is home to the Freedom Trail and the National Holocaust Memorial, clear evidence that Boston is a peace-loving city.

The Holocaust Memorial is a moving tribute to the millions who were murdered by the Nazis during the second world war, and this large boisterous group of travellers all stopped and quietly read the memorials and digested the visual lesson on how many innocent people were a part of that time in our World history.

Each glass tower is etched with the numbers of the prisoners taken to the concentration camps. The sheer size stuns you into disbelief that this could have happened.

Upon our return from Boston, we then had the provincial basketball tournament at Central Kings Rural High School in Coldbrook, NS. There was a lot of tough competition,but the boys came home with provincial bronze medals and everyone had a great time. The Kings Gators deserve a lot of credit, this was by far the best basketball tournament we have attended. From the opening ceremony where the kids got introduced and heard two Acadia Basketball players speak, to the foul shooting contest, to the canteen and the friendly spirit of the hosts, the tournament was a standout and I congratulate them on a job well done. Basketball Nova Scotia may want to find out what was done here and give format suggestions to other tournaments, because it was incredibly well done.

And so now I return to running and to blogging. We all know what happened on Monday at the Boston Marathon. So on Wednesday I joined the running community and ran 2.62 miles in honour of those who lost their lives and those who were injured in Boston. 

Tomorrow we are running the Earth Day 5k as a family. Our medals have arrived, and after we complete the race we will be presenting the kids with their Earth Day 5k medals.

Lots of my friends are starting to run, and that is awesome! What's funny is that these same friends are the ones who now motivate me to get out and run. Seeing them enjoy the activity, and hearing their positive thoughts about running, encourages and motivates me to keep at it.  So don't worry about being in last place, and don't worry about how much you walk compared to how much you run. Just get out there and move!! You will enjoy it too!