Last night we scared a wee Japanese waitress. I would feel bad, except it was hilarious and we (the North Shore Hipster Squad plus special guest stars Miranda and Reilly) made a lot of people question our sanity. We went for dinner at the yummy Asian restaurant at the Quay – I can never remember the name, but it’s the place we went to with Bobbie and her crew – and as we were digesting and swapping stories of our misguided youth, a thunderstorm rolled in. Well, everyone at the table spent a goodly amount of time in Alberta before relocating to BC, and the one thing we can universally agree upon missing is the frequent stormy weather. The six of us let out a whoop of joy and RAN to the register to pay so we could go play in the rain. We didn’t even bother trying to figure out who ate what, we just split it in three and ran outside. The thunder and lightning didn’t last very long, but the torrential downpour soaked five of us to the skin – Ed, being less hip than the rest of us, opted to stay under the awning and watch the fun. He’s no stranger to my rain dancing; many times I’ve gone outside to get utterly soaked and then he complains that I get the car seats all wet. Hey, some people enjoy sticks up their bums; others enjoy running around in a monsoon and having to wring out their underwear when it’s all over. GOOD TIMES!
Today is Thursday, and about the time when I start figuring out what I’m doing this weekend. It’s supposed to be nice again, so a bike ride is definitely in order – but other than that, I’m open. We spent a lot of last night trying to plan Fun Things around everyone’s busy schedules – the birthday season is starting, and there are a lot of things on Operation: Fun that have yet to be done. I wanted to drag people out to Castle Fun Park again for my birthday, but we may need to reschedule because M&R won’t be in town that weekend – booooo. The Richmond Night Market starts up again on May 18th, there are parks and museums to visit, and before you know it it’ll be Road Trip season and then the Big Anniversary. So, there are things to look forward to. This pleases me.
Also, I am inordinately excited about this. Portable internet thrills me to no end.
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I had never heard of Castle Fun Park!!! Huh! And now there’s one more reason to visit the mainland, other than Kimli stalking and IKEAlove.
Weu! I thought it was hilarious that with the first flash of lightening we all fell silent and listened intently… and upon hearing the thunder and thus confirmation that there was, in fact, an honest to goodness storm, that we all simultaneously let out a cheer and started clapping prior to running outside to play in the rain. You know you’re among friends when everyone else is as excited to the core as you are for REAL rain and a REAL storm!
There’s a quick snapshot of us in the rain up on my blog