Oops!!!!

Silly me.

I appear to have toasted my self most egregiously today. All because of my silly memory.

So the Snowbirds (aerial stunt team) were in town today, and I'd planned to go for a while, with Xander. Even planned a trip up-Island (oh! the jet-ski - more later!!!!!) for the day yesterday, rather than the weekend, for other reasons as as well, but in part so we could go to the Snowbirds today.

They were at Willow's Beach, in Oak Bay, which has very little parking and tons of narrow residential streets, so I'd thought to pack a picnic and our sand toys and go early, like at 10:00. At which point I was just waking up. But even if I'd remembered then, we'd've been fine. But no - at 12:25 Rob asks if we're going. Duh! Stupidly I forgot. So we threw on some actual clothes and hit the road. And drove in circles for a good while, until, at 12:58 (the show was to start at 1:00), I find a place...a good 20 minute hustle from the beach. We decide to chance it - there's still tons of people trying to find parking and I figure maybe they'll start late. So we make it, get to the beach at 1:25 (walking barefoot the whole way, us two free spirits! On HOT pavement!!!...and the edges of people's lawns ;o) ). We settle in and the show doesn't start for another 15 minutes. It was fabulous, although there were some very poorly behaved kids playing right in front of us with much bullying and screaming at each other - 3 siblings. And if I consider them very poorly behaved, they were pretty serious indeed. So that was a distraction. But we built some small castles and hung out (in the direct mid-day sun) and watched the show. On the way back to the car we stopped at a water park and, despite having no swim clothes or towels, got completely and utterly DRENCHED. And had a blast whilst doing it!

So I neglected to put sunblock on either of us, and I am now a little scrorched. maybe a lot in some places. Xander...not at all. I pride myself on the fact that he has yet to get even a bit of a sunburn, due to my vigilance. But today I was blatantly neglectful, and yet, while I crisped my chest, shoulders and upper back,he had nothing. I don't get it. Perhaps a layer of grime kept him safe? Or the lack of fruits and veggies in his diet? Maybe all carbs and meat causes a type of inner sun block? He was wearing a fairly baggy t-shirt and longish shorts, while I was in a cami...but still. Maybe he was in my shadow a lot? It didn't seem that way. He spent an amusing time tonight trying to explain that I didn't move fast enough to dodge the sunbeams...but I don't think that was it...

Anyways, mea culpa this time. Loads of aloe gel and Dream Cream from Lush (oh...how lovely on a burnt back!!!). And maybe some tylenol before bed would be a good idea. It feels like a dragon breathed on me...at very close range. So...oops!!!

Anyways - yesterday my darlin' brother took me out on his amazingly huge and powerful jet-ski. Twice. We were up to 55 MPH, which is incredibly fast to be racing along the lake. Lots of tight donuts - he almost lost me a couple of times and I have no idea how he managed to hold own tight enough to not lose us both! We swam in the lake, Xander and I for a lengthy time, and it was lovely - usually its still pretty cold even in the beginning of August, but this year it's lovely. Xander went for a ride too, but smashed his lip on the handlebar stem and sliced it open, so that was the end of that. I l;literally could not stop giggling, and I have to admit, shreikinga bit, as we bonmbed along. The second time the lake was choppier, and I was just in a swimsuit rather than the jean shorts I'd worn the first time, so I had NO traction, and had to brace myself with my feet and hold on with my thighs like riding a horse. I'm actually feeling it today. But oh what fun!!!!

Then to my parent's for an amazing dinner of steak, potatoes and fresh corn....mmmmmmm! And homemade buttercream cake for dessert, for my and Jenn's birthdays. Fantabulous is all I can say!

Anyways, I have a book review I need to quit procrastinating about, and laundry and dishes waiting and its already 12:50, so I need to hop to it!

Oh, and cream to apply, of course...