So it's been about a month now since the official ending of summer... both time-wise and weather-wise. I gotta say, I think this past summer has been one of the best of my life to date. I played a fair share of sports (frisbee & softball), hung out with old friends, met some new friends, and had lots and lots of gelatos and ice cream.
Sports consisted of the following jersey colours: yellow (Quick Dumpers), purple (Dumplings & Dories), black (CCSA Ekklesia) and white (DVSL Ekklesia). It was quite the spread of experience in terms of the caliber of each of these teams. Quick Dumpers was a learning team when it came to frisbee, so we got slaughtered lots trying to play intermediate in TSSC and did semi-better when we got into the second half of the summer and moved into TSSC rec. Either way, it was good to see people from ET outside of the church / small group environment and just hang out through sports. Dumplings & Dories was an absolute blast. Loved the people that I met and got to know, loved that I was learning a lot about ultimate and getting better at the sport, loved that we pretty much dominated in TUC (4th / 22 teams; 11-4 W-L record), and simply just loved being on the team with such an amazing group. CCSA Ekklesia was also equally amazing. Going through the season and doing quite well, making it through the playoffs, playing in the championship game and feeling genuine community despite the lopsided loss at the end was remarkable, memorable, and unforgettable. DVSL Ekklesia was a ton of fun for different reasons. Playing with people I'm not normally accustomed to playing with (e.g. our pastor, deacon and deaconess), eventually winning the championship after a rocky start to the season, and meeting people on other teams in the community.
Apart from sports, which took up Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and weekends, the time spent with friends was awesome too. Chasing the northern lights and inevitably failing, 25th birthday celebrations galore, weddings weddings and more weddings, settlers, girls night, t-dot tours, doors open toronto, taste of Danforth, Jersey Boys, and of course, random gelato & ice cream hangouts. This summer alone I've hit up Hollywood Gelato, Mad Italian Gelato Bar, and Il Gelatiere... amongst other random gelato places (e.g. on the Danforth or up at Main Street Unionville). I think my preference is still either for Il Gelatiere or Hollywood Gelato. :)
That's kinda my summer in a nutshell. By far probably one of the best. Much happiness. :D
- peanuts, a treasury of happiness