And They're Off....

I am wondering why I was ever worried about having a gorgeous summer in PG?!? Being a Kelowna Beach Bum I am used to the blazing sun, warm nights and the art of the rotating fan (having never lived in a house with A/C). The move to PG had me thinking I would never even get to wear my bikini this summer, let alone go swimming. Much to my surprise PG has been GORGEOUS! We have had + 30 days, wonderful sunshine and even found some really nice lakes to go swimming or boating in. Austin has quite the sunburn from boating on Cluculz Lake with friends all day yesterday, yet I feel like he has no right to complain seeing as I spent the day working in the mall. However, my day at work was fairly exciting due to a customer who thought it would be appropriate to pepper spray the mall causing an emergency evacuation - people are so stupid! But I did get paid to sit in the mall parking lot for 40 minutes while the fire department aired out the mall...

(Getting a tan while fishing on Fracis Lake)

Now onto the exciting stuff! Austin and I are moving out of the basement suit and into a new rental on an acre! I am so excited, though living in the basement suit has been an experience I have about had it with sharing my life with strangers who won't let us in the yard and force me to sleep on the couch as a result of "Dora the Explorer" being played above my bedroom at 2 am on a Monday. We have got ourselves a lovely little mobile home to move into at the end of a dirt road. The house has a huge shop, a gigantic yard and (my personal favourite) a soaker tub. Moving day is August 1st which is approaching a little quicker than I would like.

Though moving is always such a hassle I have a feeling that the next place is where we will stay until we are ready to buy after I am done school. Funny how fast life speeds past you, one moment you are moving away from home and the next you are thinking about where you'd like to buy a house after graduation. I cannot wait to have our own space, get a picnic table for the yard and trim whatever trees we want to! Another bonus is that this next house allows pets so I will finally be able to bring my cat, Tango, up from Kelowna where my family has graciously been watching her!

(A picture of my cat Tango sent to me by my sister to put an end to my "is my cat okay?!?!?!?" messages that she receives on a regular basis.)

Excitement all around, though I am sure closer to moving day my blogs might not be quite to eager after days of hauling boxes and furniture! Thanks so much for reading and if you'd like leave a comment! -Shelby

Quading....AKA Being Covered in Mud

So far PG has had a lot to offer, and I am really starting to enjoy it here after our 3 days of adventuring out in the bush! We were lucky enough to have Austin's dad come up for a visit, and with him came enough quads for each of us to crash through the bush without some one's ribs being cracked by a screaming passenger (speaking from experience as the "screaming passenger").

By driving only 40 minutes we were in the middle of no where! I love going quadding in Kelowna, but it's usually fairly busy with lots of people out and about trying to find woods that are easily accessible. We were surrounded by gorgeous trees, fields of flowers and not to mention "gumbo" a PG specialty mud that sucks you in and keeps you there!

The whole trip was tons of fun, and I even got stuck in a little gumbo myself. Hope you enjoy the photos, let me know what you think! As always thank you for reading - Shelby

(Fields of tall grass and flowers)

(The quad I was riding, as Austin noted: "It's little like you!")

(Tadpoles living in a puddle)

(Lots of tadpoles = lots of frogs = very happy Shelby)

(Austin and his dad attempting to navigate through the foliage)

(Hotdogs-the perfect ourdoors lunch)

(Me in my very attractive rain pants)

(Austin enjoying his new quad)