So, as a little birthday present to myself, I've decided to open up my blog to non-climbing related topics. I know this is a radical idea for a blog titled "The Adventures of That Climber Guy", but then again, not all my adventures are climbing related. To get things rolling I'm going to start by talking about that life long adventure that is known as family.
Most of you know that I lost my mother to cancer back in 1997. What most of you don't know is that I, more or less, lost contact with my mother's side of the family afterwards. I was fortunate enough on my cross country move to stay with my aunt Mary and uncle Greg, with a surprise visit from my cousin Emily. Then, they day before my birthday, my uncle John sends me a friend request on Facebook. Through him I've been able to find most of the family members I have seen or heard from in over a decade. As someone who has had trouble in the past with keeping up long distance relationships, this is a positive trend I'd like to keep going.
-Josh
