I know what the calendar says, but I'm claiming today as the first official day of summer.

Happy Summer!

It's official.  The sun is being pulled by our mighty gravitational force pulled by summer good feelings and denim shorts. That's how it works, right?  Well anyways, it's happening.  It's here.

The first of the "core" friends arrived home from university the other day and we've had our "surprise!" spring snowfall (yesterday) so now that that's out of the way, we're good to go. 

And how did I celebrate?  By waking up at 6 am to go for a run along the riverfront with my friend.  BAM.  Hitting this season up full force.  Well, not quite.  The run definitely left something to be desired (ahem... cardio.).  I was pretty sure I was going to pass out at one point and we finished with the phrase "Well, we definitely know that we need to improve."  Ouch.  But hey, no one ever improves by not getting up at 6 am to run.  So I'm there.  I'm on that improvement road.  Hey-oh!  I hope to see you there too.

But good thing  I was motivated when I got up this morning because this is what greeted me in the kitchen.

Are you kidding me?  Is Jenny Craig so hard up for cash these days that she has to plant boxes of donuts in peoples' kitchens?!  You just can't trust anybody anymore.  And my mom bought a two litre of Root Beer today.  Noooooooo.... I was so focused on trying to quit drinking pop at work.  I don't want that poison in my house!  I'll literally drink all of it.  She also bought Miss Vickies' salt and vinegar kettle cooked chips, but I'm okay with that.

But do you know what's so great about running in the summer?  Even if you are getting up at 6, the sun is already up.  It's so pretty to see the reflection along the water.  I should have taken a picture, but imagine me running with a camera. Hah. 

The other highlight of the day was definitely receiving my ballcaps (do people  call them ballcaps? I'm not sure) in the mail!  Woo!  And equally exciting is the fact that my mother received her new tortilla press as well.  Tortillas are a staple in our diet.  The lack of a tortilla press was starting to get the best of me.  And here's a nice little snapshot of me in one of the caps.  I support Vancouver!  Zing!  Also note the still incomplete tree on my wall.

Well, maybe you're not supposed to see it because I can't upload it.  My apologies because it's a fantastic photo.