Checking in

It's been a few months since my last blog, and it has been a full and busy summer. We have been dragonboating with our new team, whom we love dearly. We went to Boston at the beginning of June for a festival, and a good time was had by all. Then came the Ottawa Dragonboat Festival, which went exceedingly well, for both of us. On the paddling side, our team won 2 medals and 2 cups. For Chris, the festival has exceeded the target for funds raised. Chris was very busy for the two weeks prior to the festival, and I barely got to see him but it paid off in the end: his boss, board members and charities that he works with are all desperate to keep him for another year*. It's nice to be appreciated!

Since the festival, Chris organized a paddling event for the Senator draft picks. He had them form two teams, learn to paddle and then race against each other. I hounded him into letting me participate, and so I got to stroke for one team. By far my favorite moment was hearing one of the young recruits say "So, what is this? Is this like a sport or something?" Ahhh, the uneducated :)

Michelle and her family came to visit for the greater part of the week, and we had a lot of fun taking in the sights, participating in the Canada Day festivities, etc. Perhaps my favorite part of their visit was seeing 2 year old Joshua's obsession with our neighbour Mike. It went beyond anything I have ever seen!

Since their visit, we have just been enjoying the summer, our friends and the city*. We are eagerly anticipating our trip to Victoria and Calgary in just under a week. I will make a concerted effort to blog promptly after our return. Until then, enjoy a few pics below.

* Even so, we are still planning on moving back to Victoria as soon as possible.

Heather, "vogue-ing" in front of the No Vogue-ing sign:

Canada Day:

Michelle and Ella at the Oreo Cookie Licking Contest, Canada Day: