Best and Worst...

Last night our small group gathered mid-hockey game (not yet a Canucks fan, but it is the playoffs) and one topic of discussion was our best and worst of the week. So, on a balmy, sunny Vancouver day I thought I'd share my week's highlights, looking ahead to the weekend!

First, the worst - I saw something I've never seen before in my life...

That's right - I saw red. After 25 years as a player, I received my first dismissal from a soccer match. My sincere apologies to my Tenth teammates for getting their first red card in this inaugural season, and setting such a low example of sportsmanship. I will, however, register my statement that it was the cleanest, nicest possible red card offense. I took the opposing player down gently, and in his own half. However, as I was the last defender and he was on a breakaway, the ref  deemed it appropriate to dismiss me - in the 89th minute! Definitely a weekly low.

The best (public) part of my week was a mini-reunion with some ex-SP staff. It seems we're congregating in BC! A lot of fun to swap war stories, remember mutual acquaintances, and also to meet a few friends-of-friends we'd never run into.  Here's one: Lori is a friend of Mary and Joel, with whom I worked in Indonesia. I've never met Lori, but she's going to the Atlanta wedding of Chris T, with whom I went to elementary school in Guelph, and high school in Kenya. Chris T worked in Haiti with Mel, whose dad works with my Dad in Northern Ontario. You can see how this is fascinating ...

Now on to the weekend - it's time for Spring cleaning, getting out summer clothes, packing away the parkas (which we never needed this winter anyway), and enjoying the sunshine over the mountains.