Top Ten

So here we are, the end of summer. It came quick. Too quick. Out here, summer seems to slide into fall unannounced. Leaves simply turn brown and fall. No explosions of reds and yellows and everthing in between to declare their defeat to the cold. Just shades of brown before the rains come. That's fall in BC I guess.

Top Ten Things about the Summer (in no particular order):

10. Paintballing - first time ever. Such a blast. There's something in the male blood that causes one to enjoy pinging off the head of a 10 year old. Poor guy. He survived though.

9. Seeing friends from Ontario. Good thing swans don't attack, eh Caitlin?

8. Fireworks @ English Bay. Nothing like sitting at the very edge of the ocean watching the colours and hearing the sounds of a sweet fireworks show ...

7. Youth Camping @ Newcastle - a weekend spent on an island. Camping, cards, games, hiking, water, raccoons and deer ... fun all around!

6. Manitoba-in-a-week trip! Woohoo! Driving long distances...hanging out in the Butte, Regina, Morris, Regina (again), Calgary and all the stops along the way. Tons of laughs, good convos...

5. Youth Work Stuff - it was a busy summer...paintballing, waterslides, day @ the beach, fireworks, grouse grind. Tons of fun, awesome kids.

4. Days off - relaxing's always good

3. Learning Crib - who knew jumping little plastic pegs around on a board could be so much fun! Muggins!

2. Swimming in the Ocean - another first time event. Salt kinda spoils the taste, but hey...

1. Grouse Grind - 1 hour 15 minutes of hiking straight up. The gondola ride down definitely made it worth it though... next time we take the gondola up too...

Farewell Summer, Hello Fall!