Firsts with Phil

I had been looking forward to this past weekend for a long time. I had Friday off, and I had two exciting possibilities lined up for Saturday. I could go to Edmonton with the Rocky Mountain Bible College students or I could go to Banff with the Glenmore Temple youth group. Due to unfortunate circumstances, the Banff trip was cancelled and I was too late to buy the ticket to Edmonton. I went into the weekend a little sad.

Then, unexpectedly, Phil invited me to go snowshoeing! It was a lot of fun. The scenery was absolutely amazing. I loved the mountains and I loved the trees. It was so warm that we were walking around without jackets or hoodies, and yet it was lightly snowing. It was so beautiful. The actual snowshoeing became tiring after a while, and I have been quite sore since. I'm still glad I went. It was worth it even if only for the view of the mountains.

Afterwards, Phil, Allison, and I went to Banff, so I guess that did work out in the end. We had a great meal at a place called Barpa Bill's Souvlaki. They served Lamb and Calamari, and everything either in or with a pita. What more can you ask?

This weekend, I experienced three things for the first time - Banff and snowshoeing I have already mentioned. The third was seeing a Lynx. Phil has named himself "the man of firsts" since people tend to do things for the first time when they're with him. It almost sounds like James Kirk - "the man who cheated death"; or Harry Potter - "the boy who lived".

Good times.