Sweet Summer

Spring and fall have always been my favourite seasons; I love the crisp mornings and warm days and scents of things growing and dying. But now. Well, now I have had my first taste of summer in at least six years and it was awesome thanks mostly to Des, but also to all of my friends in Montreal. My sorry-looking, bruised, white legs, saw the sun for the first time in awhile, lounging by the (free) poolside; we went for a long bikeride(.pdf) (and even got a flat, make that two!, to make the experience a complete package); shopped at the market and then cooked and ate everything we bought (mmm!) and washed it all down with applejack(s!); discovered a new favourite cheese (L'Édel de Cléron...as delicious as eating butter); learned to surf (in Montréal!!!); made some new friends; and, had a really fun potluck with friends, old and new. I think that's it. I feel as though I'm missing something...oh well, in the spirit of summer, I won't dig too hard in my brain to try and remember because I wouldn't want to break out in a sweat or anything on my holiday, eh?

After 13 hours of travel, I have now returned to Smithers although one could easily imagine that I am half way around the world by now, or at least have done a return trip to Paris, or someplace extravagant like that. I missed the heatwave here, but I didn't miss the beautiful sunrise over the glacier and mountains this morning which I'm glad about because now it's overcast, chilly, and looking drab, but at least there's a nice memory to recall during the day.

I've four more shifts of work to do which, I might add, seems nuts. Time flies. Then, it's wedding and holiday time for a few weeks (with a few more days of surfing, I hope!), and then, I return to Montréal almost mid-September for my (hopefully) last semester of school. Until then, I will try my damnedest to keep this puppy updated and interesting (emphasis on the latter).