summer winddown

with school fastly approaching (tomorrow) the summer has officially ended for me. sigh. it is sad to see it go, but overall, i have had a pretty fantastic summer. just the right amount of rest and relaxation, fun and adventure, escapism and hilarity that i cannot complain at all. the last month i have:

• conquered a trail and come out feeling good about hiking again. who would have thought it?? thanks west coast trail, you were grand!
• read some pretty good books...for leisure! that is always the best part about reading!
• saw some more movies with some pretty fantastic people i.e. mark, jimi, anita, jeaninne, christine and a.s. (a co-worker of mine)
• gone out for dinner, snacked on brownies, or celebrated with the last days of work with even more fantastic friends from my high school days to my present university days to my (now) former co-workers. i love you girls and guys! :)
• gone to a place that i love on a day that celebrates just that place: b.c. day AND getting to explore with the person that i love.
• had my fill of seafood from mussels to crab to just yesterday with lobster. who says i need to be in the east to eat that stuff!!
• continued in our festival attendance by dancing away at the cariwest festival
• going to the market, buying fresh flowers, fresh fruit and seeing a special little lady with her special mom (aka hailey and casey)
• ran a marathon and scored a personal goal and personal best for myself.
• finally organizing and putting final deposits on the rest of the major aspects of our wedding for next year.

it's been fantastic. hopefully next summer can live up to it (wink, wink).

love