I sipped a beer on a patio yesterday after work and realized that July has quickly come and gone.
August, after all, is the Sunday of summer. Oppressive heat blankets the city and threatens to suffocate us in our sleep. We escape to tents and cottages for one last weekend by the lake. And gradually the temperature falls and the great gust of September sweeps into our hearts and minds: flowers stop blooming, the leaves change colour, kids go back to school and summer nights spent eating ice cream and pool hopping suddenly feel far behind.
But July, you were rad. This month was an absolute whirlwind: we kicked it off with a massive Canada Day celebration and kept the party going all month long. July was full of trips to the beach on Ward's Island, concerts (DMB has become a summer tradition), Sneakydees and pool hopping, Wednesday's nights spent (not) watching movies, volunteering at the Pan Am Games, Blue Jays games and celebrating my best friend's birthday!
To cap it off? The FIRST Wayhome music and arts festival took place last weekend just outside of Barrie - 35,000 people spent the weekend camping on the dirty, dusty Burl's Creek Event Grounds and we couldn't have been happier. Friends? Check. Sunshine? Check. Amazing music (including the legendary Neil Young!!)? Check. Drinking a 2-4 of beer, each? YEP. What a party it was - good vibes and amazing memories! Dancing to Kendrick Lamar, singing along to Hozier, finding our totem "Steven" (after he was suspiciously misplaced) and rocking out at the RV party are all things I won't forget.
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| Beach day with these girls on the Island |
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| Home is Toronto |
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| Dave Matthews Band with this guy! |
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| The crew at Wayhome |
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| Our campsite at Wayhome |
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| This girl means so much to me |
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| Dancing like fools to Mr. Brightside (ft. Steven, the totem) |
