Summer 09 in Review

The nine weeks of summer did go by fast … well it seemed to me. But I really enjoyed this summer even if I didn’t go camping or on any fancy road trips. Here are some of my highlights of the summer:

Got a bone bruise on my ankle early July and it STILL hurts (not sure what I did)
Celebrated my first anniversary living in this house
Drove to an out of town dragon boat festival with someone who is the worst backseat driver ever!
Hosted a BBQ
Created a dragon boat team of basically Vancouver twitters for a BC Childrens Fundraiser
My Carbon Fiber paddle broke
Got a new look, chopped 13 inches of hair off and got myself a new clothes and shoes
Lost a childhood pet
Danced six hours straight at my cousin’s wedding
Attend my first WordCamp Fraser Valley
Attend my first Renaissance Festival
Hosted two themed movie nights
Failed at my 30 day challenge of eating normal food but only having water to drink (no sugary crap ) .. Lasted 15 days
Did not huli (flipped) when I paddled in a oc1 (1man outrigger) all summer long
Changed PGN’s layout
Last but not least…… H2O Geeks placed 7th overall out of 24 teams – I am very proud of these guys

How was your summer?
What did you do?

Post on: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Category: Dragon Boat, life, site
Tags: Canada Day, db, farewell, Friends, Kimm, newhouse, online, PaddleForKids, pets
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Canada Day and new beginings

Yesterday was Canada Day a day to celebrate our county’s 142nd birthday. . I hope you all you Canadians had a blast whatever you were doing.

Every year since I was could remember my family and I took in our (old) towns Canada Day parade and the rest of the activity’s afterward. And or if we were home/in the pool and the wind was right we could smell the famous Salmon BBQ that they always have…. the joys of living in a small fishing town. Though this year I opted out of driving out to take in the venue, as I over slept and I didn’t really want to battle others looking for parking.

I think its the little things I’m missing about my old place, like every year there would be a paper Canadian flags in everyone’s front lawn, so everyone could have a flag when they head down to the parade, which was done by a realtor who lived in the subdivision as well I went to school with her two sons. If I was able to find those flags I would have done it to my neighbours but I ran out of time. The city I’m in now had their own celebrations, I think I saw more of my neighbours yesterday out and about on the street then I have all year. I didn’t take part in it this year as I took out my Mom for lunch instead.

Growing up and watching those I am Canadian, Molson Canadian beer commercials on tv with one of them sticking to my mind to this day though I can’t find it on youtube. Where this person had a tattoo of Canada with the flag filling it in.. (tired googling but found more American tattoos of that style.) Since I first saw that commercial I wanted that tattoo or something close to it, to mark that I was a proud Canadian.

We all show how patriotic we are to our country in different ways: some are willing fight and die for us, others will be presenting their county at a sporting event or flying their country flag all year long (not just on the country birthday). Like many, I have opted for a Canadian Maple Leaf tattoo with a dragon boat paddle.

To the neighbours to the south have a great 4th of July this weekend.

How did you spend your Canada Day / July 1st?
How patriotic are you? Just on your countries birthday or all year long?
Would you ever get a patriotic tattoo?