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Thursday, June 22, 2006
Summer Solstice = Party
Yesterday was summer solstice. It happens only once a year, and when living in the North not only signifies the longest day of the year, but an excuse for a party!
Now I am not one to party during the week, but this once a year event is a great exception, even if it means spending the following work day all sleepy. (I was smart though, and only had a couple drinks, so at least the hangover factor has no place here today. Last night started with us heading over to Phil and Mo's to set up some tables, chairs, and a tarp. (It looked like it was going to be a rainy night). We started by fastening two ends of the tarp to the beams at Phil's carport and the others to a couple of poles. It didn't take long for a huge burst of wind to come along and rip apart one of the reinforced corners in the tarp and bring the whole thing down. Okay, fair enough. Rob says, "I've got duct tape" So, we fix the eye and start putting things back up - right then, another huge blast of wind ripped two more eyes and a long tear down the edge of the tarp. "That's it! It's coming down now". We gave up on the tarp, which was probably a good idea seeing as how by the end of the night not a drop of rain had fallen. Dinner was potluck style, and boy was there a lot to eat! BBQ'd chicken breast, burgers, buffalo burgers, pork chops, steak and prawns. Smoked salmon, spring rolls, honey garlic wings, a half dozen types of salads and sides, ambrosia salad, some amazing lemon/whipped cream dessert, cookies... the list goes on and on. Kids were running around doing there thing while the adults, many of which are teachers, sat back enjoying only the second full day of their now two month vacation. As we moved into the evening the baseball mitts were pulled out along with the bocce, and a good time was had by all. We headed over to Rob and Marilyn's house (next door) and had a huge bonfire to ease into the remainder of the night. All I can say is thank god for Mosquito repellant. While its far from perfect, it certainly helps ease back the bugs a little. This was the first party I have been to up in Dease Lake that consisted of more than one profession. Often the parties involve mostly teachers, medical staff, etc. This one had people from all professions and groups of the community. All our neighbors and friends were there. Around 1:00ish or so Lyndsay and I decided it was probably time to head home to bed. The sun still slightly out, but turning dusky, we walked home. It would be only another hour or two before it would start to get light out again. A great end to a great evening. I think there should also be a party on the shortest day of the year, but I doubt anyone would want to do it outside, and if they did, surely it wouldn't last until well past midnight. << Return to Blog << Return to DeaseLake.net |
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