July 4th in Canada!

July 1st was Canada Day. Then, three days later, it was United States' Independence Day.

Canada Day was basically non-eventful for me... just class in the morning, studying in the afternoon, and vegging out on the couch in the evening.

But July 4th was a blast! Thanks to my really wonderful landlords, I was given permission to throw a July 4th BBQ dinner in their backyard. I invited my church small group and some school friends, as well as a few random other friends. In total, we had 32 people at the BBQ. There was a ton of food because almost everyone brought some goodies... my favorites were Clement's mac and cheese with tuna and Lucia's frozen pineapple dessert. I still salivate thinking about all the yummy food we had.

It was great seeing everyone socialize and how people did not merely stick to their own little cliques, but made the effort to get to know "new" people. And it was fun seeing how my friends from different circles actually knew each other from even other circles.

This was the first time I threw a party in Vancouver. It was not as seamless as most of my LA events due to a lack of resources, but I still had a really great time. I felt blessed by my friends' presence and their efforts in setting up, grilling and cleaning up.

But I still miss my LA friends. =)