So where does everyone summah?

I'm still doing the running!  This continues to be a surprise to me.  I finally made 5 km yesterday, doing 10 and 1's (run for 10 minutes, walk for 1 minute), and did it in 31 minutes.  I'm told by running friends that this is good, but mostly I am improving on my own times and distance, which is what I want.  I'm not terribly competitive, so having other people be faster than me is not motivating.

With all the rain here, it has become beautiful and green.  Our trees have grown more in May than they did all last year.  Very exciting, as our goal is to have them grow large enough to pretend we are not surrounded by neighbours on every side.  Think...suburban oasis.  Turns out we're not too social when we are at home.

This has inspired me to look at summery photos from last year.  And the post title, for those who didn't recognize it, is from Friends when Phoebe is trying to be a fancy pants when she meets Mike's family.  I have been stimming on this phrase since I heard it a few weeks ago, and Dan says it perfectly, and whenever I ask him to.  That's love.

Dan uploaded my photos from last summer (thanks hon!), so I'm going to add a few pics now.

This is looking back from  the dock towards my aunt and uncle's house on the lake in Kelowna.  This is where we go for a week every summer, "the beach house."  The lake was so high there was no beach last year.

This is the beach house.  As you can see, we are slumming it when we are there.  We basically have our own house on a beach, with manicured lawns,  roses scenting where we dine, and a lovely vista to view while drinking wine.  And we are going there again in three weeks!  Thanks, Uncle Elbow for living life well, and sharing it with your family!

I love the tan lines here.  In my youth that would have been burns, treated with Solarcaine and Noxema (reactive, not preventative - hello, it was the 70's!!!).  How I treasure these sweet brotherly moments.