Actually, as I live in Calgary, winter has been here for awhile. Seriously, the snow has been on the ground for a solid month. Seeing as we never had an actual fall season, I won't dwell on that but let's discuss what I miss most about summer. It will also give you an idea of what I've been doing since my last post, which I recognize was basically 4 months ago. It's a short list - one thing for every month that I've been gone. Here you go:
1. Topsiders: I know this is a random one, but I love that they made a comeback this year. I love preppy boys, so the summer uniform of long shorts, cardigans and topsiders made me very happy. I do love a good peacoat and scarf combo too, so now that it's winter I can't complain too much, but I will miss the boat shoes that were all over town this summer.
2. Orcas: I went to a wedding this summer on beautiful Galiano island. On Friday afternoon we went for a sail and came across a few pods of orcas. While it was not quite this close, if you want to see how many there were and how awesome they are, check out this
video from Outside Mag - it was in the same area and the same time. Oh and the wedding was fun too. CG married her man Bill on a beautiful day overlooking the ocean. We drank, we danced, we made wished on Thai lanterns and there was a risque photo shoot that is still being talked about.
3. Patios: It really goes without saying, but I had quite a few great afternoons on the various patios around town this summer. A special shoutout to National, the Ship and Local 510. Great places to drink beer and watch the world go by.
4. Bronze medals: I spent a lot of time watching the London Olympics. Not a surprise really if you look back at some of my posts from February 2010 (
here,
here and
here). Canadians didn't do quite as well as expected and there were a lot of jokes about how many bronzes we won. The bronze we lost in the men's 4X100 was particularly heartbreaking. Listening to my father explain the rules of tae-kwon-do was particularly hilarious. Watching the Brits cheer on that Mo guy to the 5,000 and 10,000 was awesome. But most of all, watching the Canadian women lose so unfairly to the Americans in the soccer semi-finals and then squeak out a victory in the bronze medal game was amazing. I played soccer all summer on an absolutely horrible team - we barely ever scored, but when we did, this is the face I was making.
