Hello Everyone,
Just checking in to write a quick blog post here. Summer has been terrific so far. We have fit so much in already: mini golfing, swimming, eating amazing food that our moms have made, hiking, haircuts, etc. It's been so nice to be with our families and see some friends.
We've also been taking care of loads of stuff that just "needs to get done". For example, we recently found out that our renters are moving back to Australia, so we need to find new tenants for Sept 1st. It sounds simple but there lots of little things that need to be done for that to happen. Lots of running around.
We also have a long list of things to buy that you can't get in China. It's ironic b/c lots of these things say "Made in China" on them, but you can't get them there. I guess they're made especially for North America and get shipped straight over. We brought an empty suitcase along just for this and it's filling up nicely. Our Visa cards, which have been resting peacefully in our wallets for most of the year in China, have definitely gotten a work-out in the past couple weeks!
One thing we hadn't counted on is how busy our "holiday" would be. I feel like I've just been running around from place to place, seeing people, buying things, taking care of stuff like renters, Dr's appointments, the seamstress, getting the car back on the road, etc... not a lot of down time. We've had a few days of rest, but not many... I guess that's what Osoyoos will be for next week!
Also, I had this vision before coming back to Canada that this summer would be spent seeing all of our friends multiple times... but in actuality it's turing out that it's a tight squeeze just to fit each friend in ONCE... can you believe it??! I guess we could do more, but our families are most important to us, so we want to "charge up" on plenty of time with them.
One weird thing about this summer so far has been NOT having cel phones. We've had them for SO many years now that I feel like a bit of an amputee not having one. It makes us really have to plan things well and stick to meeting someone at "Davie and Denman at 3pm" and not be able to call and say we're running late, lost, canceling, etc! It's working for now.
The other strange thing is that this is the FIRST summer in probably 12 years that both Andrew and I haven't had summer jobs... and it's very nice! We're total slackers as you can see!
Lunch with the Rhodes
At Molsen Lake with Julia and Nicola
Mini-golfing at Castle Fun Park with Julia and Nicola
At the Mission Abbey with my parents... a view of the Valley and Fraser River behind us
Making lunch at Oma Hiller's last week
Playing on the Worship Team at our church again- we missed it this past year!
Biking at Spanish Banks on Canada Day with the Nairn Crew! Fun times!
