update.

the gala thursday evening was lots of fun. it was hosted by a finalist from one of those 'next top model' shows. there were silent auctions, a catwalk with some cool pieces, and it was bartended by danelle and yours truly! free wine, a perk - especially since we had planned on 'attending' the event and not working it - :) it was coordinated by one of danelle's friends as the final project for her entertainment business management degree; and she needed volunteers. i think we enjoyed ourselves more than had we merely been part of the audience.. and we got free gift bags, too. how posh.

friday i spent the day swimming in a 'lake' at the park.. it was a beautiful day and it turned into a beautiful evening with the most colorful sky. we unexpectedly came into free weekend passes for the folk fest and showed up that evening in time for iron & wine. he was charming and witty and wonderfully talented. i look forward to seeing his set and checking out others when it rolls through regina in a few weeks. afterwards we dashed downtown to catch a few bands at another venue.

saturday morning we found ourselves in northern vancouver at a film studio helping construct a pagan church. (random, i know.) this extremely talented construction set worker and his set decorator fiance decided they were going to build their own church, haul it down to arizona in sections on the back of a semi, and get married at the site of 'burning man' [a huge sustainability music festival where absolutely everything that is brought in (stages, food, everything) is taken out again. no traces left behind..] it's in the middle of the desert. insane. that night, another show and great hangouts.

all morning and right into the late afternoon of sunday was spent at third beach. we had a good crew of friends and lots of laughs. when the sun started getting pretty low we picked up and moved to the theatre for a late show.

monday brought melissa to my doorstep. we spent the morning catching up on the last month of each others lives; discussing feelings about being back in canada and going home, the mysterious future.. the afternoon was spent running around with her adorable 18 month old nephew, elijah. what a sweetheart! it was our third and final goodbye. i have no doubt we'll see each other again.

i spent today at the most westernly point of the city, rec beach. it was a scorcher, and the water was cold. perfect combo. old spruce trees blocked the view of skyscrapers and all i could see were mountains and the open water.