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<\/a><\/div>\nI’m not a sun worshipper by any stretch of the imagination; I burn really quickly, and find temperatures over 30C quite unpleasant (in the city, at least). But June-uary was too much even for me – I think we got more sunshine during the Olympics – and really, I shouldn’t have to wear jeans, boots, and a sweater on Canada Day. But this week has been all capris, sandals, and t-shirts, and people are in a noticeably better mood!<\/p>\n
So here are some other little things that make me happy!<\/p>\n
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- Eating outside<\/li>\n
- Coming home on hot days to a pot of ice-cold, uber-strong peppermint tea that’s been brewing in the fridge all day<\/li>\n
- Watching world cup games live, knowing that my friends and family all over the world are watching the exact same thing at the exact same time<\/li>\n
- Calling my Dad during world cup games so we can slag off the players together<\/li>\n
- Stripey socks<\/li>\n
- Red sandals (not with socks) <\/li>\n
- Chocolate brown trousers \/ capris with a white top (presence of socks depends on length of trousers)<\/li>\n
- “Let’s do X!!!1!1!!” followed by “Let’s not, but say we did” <\/li>\n
- Finding Saba lying on her back in a doorway with her back legs splayed and front paws tucked neatly under her chin, patiently waiting for the next passing hoomin to give her a belly rub<\/li>\n
- Seeing Google’s paw poking through the gap under the bedroom door in the morning, patiently waiting for us to pass her just-out-of-reach toys back <\/li>\n
- Geeky teens with waaaaay more confidence than I ever had when I was a geeky teen <\/a><\/li>\n
- Being Auntie Cath (and then coming home to a peaceful house afterwards) <\/li>\n
- Finding out that the monkey hand puppet I bought Lilah on the day she was born is her absolute favourite toy<\/li>\n
- My nephews chanting “under the bus! under the bus!” when tattled on by a sibling or cousin <\/li>\n
- Plucking my eyebrows (hence the “freakishness” tag – I don’t think this is normal)<\/li>\n
- Re-runs of Friends<\/i><\/li>\n
- Finding out that my husband is even geekier than I am*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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What about you?<\/p>\n<\/i>
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<\/i><\/p>\n*He’s planning to buy me an iPhone 4G when it goes on sale in Canada, as a (very) belated birthday present, and then take my 3G for himself. I heard a squeal of excitement the other day as he was browsing the app store, and found out that he’s been coveting a particular, very expensive (many hundreds of dollars) kind of calculator for years<\/i>, and that there’s an iPhone app for “only” $15 that has almost all of the special functions he needs from the calculator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The sun is finally shining in Vancouver! I’m not a sun worshipper by any stretch of the imagination; I burn really quickly, and find temperatures over 30C quite unpleasant (in the city, at least). But June-uary was too much even … Continue reading