2007… What a year!

It’s been awhile since I’ve written a post or cut a new video so I thought I’d take this year end as a good excuse to wrap things up. There’s a couple of people in my extended family who send out letters in lieu of Christmas cards so they can let their loved ones know what happened in their year. I’ll take that idea and create my submission on line and save a few trees and stamps in the process.

The first half of the year consisted of a major job change and a trip to the motherland! I shifting gears and moved over to what my professional peers have called “the dark side”. In Februrary I started my new role with the organization that regulates all 17 casinos of BC, which was a big change from working on behalf of one of the service providers. It has certainly been an interesting shift from media to marketing. Having access to all 17 casinos has been a real eye and career opener for me… there is so much to learn.

I also got to take Jordan on his first trip to Korea. We had an incredible time there! Too many activities and people to write about. We certainly did a good job capturing it all on digital film. Here’s the link to Jordan’s photos and my photos. We were there to witness my brother and his beautiful wife’s Korean wedding ceremony. What a breathtaking day of events!

Me in Seoul, Korea

From there things were really revolved around working. The Johnny Chan Poker Classic being one of my big projects of the year! It was a great tournament and certainly an amazing opportunity to see a world class tournament come together from start to finish. Hosting the Master for a second time (the first was at the 2006 BC Poker Championships) was fantastic and meeting more of the players from around the world was amazing as well.

Johnny Chan Poker Classic

August was jammed pack on a personal level. I celebrated my third wedding anniversary with my loving husband, Jordan. Sometimes it feels like those three years just flew by but in the reality of things.. too much has happened for that to be that true. We also made our way Up the Lake for our annual boat trip. Other than one gloriously sunny day the weather was the pits and we had boat troubles so it was NOT up there as one of the best. It’s a good thing we had great company to pass the week by with.

Up the Lake 2007

August was also the month Jordan and I found out we’re having a baby! In fact I was pregnant the whole lake trip but didn’t know it! (Oops). Of course, this news trumps everything else we have gone through this year!! We couldn’t be more excited!

November was back to being crazy busy with poker. The 2007 BC Poker Championships were a great success and I got to see my poker pals once again. I love these reunions. Congratulations to dear friends Gavin Smith and Lacey Jones for wedding engagements this year!

My Poker Pals and I (with the baby bump)

And finally Jordan and I wrapped up the year with the purcase of our new condo. We’re actually still right in the thick of things with the unpacking and renovations but it’s been a great way to end the year!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a prosperous and happy 2008!