Sociable Summer

Between my summer schooling and Kathryn's multiple jobs, its been a very hectic but well spent summer so far. We've still managed to fit some socializing into our evenings and weekends, with a few highlights shared here. First off, I helped my good friend Vicki with her small business selling crystals at a Latin American Carnival festival for a weekend recently. While I spent most of my time in helping in the booth, these Brazilian drummers walked right around our area, and they reminded me so much of Kathryn's drumming days that I had to snap a picture.

 A few weeks later, we had back-to-back dock parties with various whale watching groups. The community is pretty small and Kathryn wanted to be sure to visit everyone, so we had one evening on Granville Island with the folks at her company and the next night we caught a ride down to Steveston for another party held by another group. The trip was entirely worthwhile if only for the amazing burgers and salads, made all the better by a nice chatty evening on the pier in the far south of the city where Vancouver seems a little less omnipresent.

 Rounding things out, we have had one of three evenings of fireworks in English Bay just recently. We had a nice cross-section of old friends, classmates and coworkers come by to enjoy the sun, watch the fireworks, and indulge in a post-explosions Mojito.

 

There's still plenty of summer to come and while Kathryn is working like a Japanese beaver, I am hoping to savor a few moments of relaxation before September rolls around and I go back to BCIT part time to finish my degree.