Friday
OMG Sylvia, seriously. You keep having these things happen on Friday but you work weekends???? What is up with this??
I know. BUT I went to two super cool things on Friday that I just had to share with y’all!
Okay, so the first event that I went to was the book launch of OBLIVION, written by a local author. I was really excited for this because when I was 14, I read the prologue of the book.
My good friend Eden is the author and I am extremely proud of her! If you want to buy the book, I’m 99% sure it’s available at Books and Co. and on Amazon!
After checking out Eden’s book launch, I quickly popped by the Golf and Curling because the radio curling cup was going on.
Well, when I got there it had wrapped up but, I got to say hi to my coworkers and CFIS.
When I got there, everyone said hi and then Kelli proudly announced: “I met Sylvia’s mother last weekend!” And then EVERYONE said “SYLVIA’S MOTHER?!?” and Kim yelled “Okay where’s the guitar??” I was then tested if I knew the band and the year the song came out, and I was off by a year, which I mean is pretty good considering I had no idea.
The funny part for me was when Reg from CFIS started listing off that he knew my whole family as a joke because… well… we are cousins!
Trust me, everyone is always surprised when I tell them we’re related. *Almost* as surprised when I tell them Norm Brown is my cousin too.
I hung out with my coworkers for a bit, and then I headed off to coaching!
Saturday
I worked out more in one day than I have all year. WHAT?!?
Yes. You read that correctly. Since 2020, I’ve had no time to workout and when I signed up for Magethon, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But I had no regrets
I was at work super early. Way earlier than usual. It was 7Am. And it was so nice. The air was cool but the sun was rising and my drive to work was the best. The trees were gold and everything had that early morning shine to it.
So.. why was I at work so early?? I had to get ready for the YMCA Megathon! (Which meant I had to grab a lot of SunRype!)
Megathon started at 8 and our team, Greg Frys and Gravy, (if you know, you know), consisted of me, Ethan, former FunChaser Veronica, and Tracey!
Okay. Wait. Sylvia, what is Megathon??
Right! So Megathon is a fundraiser for the Y to raise money to help support theu Strong Kids Campaign and to make sure that everyone has the chance to participate in all the programs the Y has to offer.
Our first fitness event was stretch and relax.
Did I relax? No. I didn’t. But Veronica definitely did!
After stretch and relax, we had cycling.
I was exciting to ride but I wasn’t sure how my legs were going to handle it…
Cycling was intense but so much fun. I was really worried that I wasn’t going to be able to walk after. But after, all three of us got up, grabbed some SunRype and headed to TRX.
TRX was killer. OML it was intense. My legs were dying, Ethan took a 5 minute water break, Tracey was pushing through and Veronica looked like she was taking a stroll through the park!
My shoulders definitely felt that one.
After TRX, we went to Zumba!
I was REALLY excited for this one. Sandra was running the class and her energy is honestly the best!
Everyone was in the gym and the music was blasting and the energy was through the roof. IT. WAS. SO. GOOD.
Ethan would say differently.
ANYWAYS, we danced and laughed for the whole hour. It was so much fun.
We got some hilarious team photos and then stayed to watch the top fundraisers get recognized.
Then, we left!
I had a blast at Megathon even though I was sooooo tired for the rest of the day I felt satisfied that I got all my workout goals on my watch reached!
After Megathon, I headed to the Active Living Market at the Mall.
I spoke to everyone there, and learned about all the neat events that were coming in the spring and summer! Lots of cool sporting events, so stay tuned!
Not going to lie, Saturday’s weather made me sooooooo excited for summer. I can’t wait to chase fun in the warm weather!
When I was there, I walked past the Northern United FC booth and ran into Brad and Victor who instantly were like “where do I know you from???” (I worked with them on Family Day)
Anyways, Brad couldn’t remember my name, and when I said Sylvia, he said: “Like the song!”
I then walked past him again, and he belted the lyrics out. Dan Ryan would be proud…😂
Sunday
Today didn’t start as early as yesterday, thank goodness because we lost an hour of sleep!
I started the day at the Top Dog Agility Competition. The dogs were sooooo cute and I even got to hang out with one who was watching with her owner! I learned a bit about Aniu (the dog) and she was adopted from Love 4 Paws!
My plan after was to go to the Roll-a-Dome to watch some soccer, but when I got there, it was all over! Apparently, they had so many teams in the competition that they just did round robins. But while I was there, I ran into my high school history teacher, a girl who I coach with and my friend Victoria who apparently has been desperate to grab some Chopped Leaf coupons off of me!
I then made my way to the Art Gallery for their Sunday Open Studio.
It was water colouring or painting and I had so much fun!
I made quite a few cards and had a wonderful conversation with Elaine.
Open studio is every Sunday and it so much fun for the whole family. You definitely don’t want to miss out on it!
See you at curling next week!
Sylvia, the FunChaser (who’s mother wants at home for food)