聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The other day I was having a conversation with a friend via text message. She and her wife were busy cleaning the preschool they opened this past year. One of her favourite things to do is play 20 questions to fill time, sure there are other games, but she loves learning about people so this version of 20 questions is a go to when killing time. So while they were cleaning they played the game.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Our conversation through texting, however, was directed at what I should write my column about for the week, she then asked me one of the questions they used in their game, 鈥淲hat are your three favourite things besides friends or family?鈥� And although she told me to write about my third choice, I didn鈥檛 quite follow her suggestion for this column.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 When asked what my three favourite things are besides family or friends, my first two came quickly and the third one I sat thinking about for awhile.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In the end I answered volleyball (coaching, playing, and simply enjoying watching games) and adventures (whether traveling internationally or just exploring a lake on a kayak in the immediate area).
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I鈥檝e played volleyball since grade four, I came from such a tiny school that in order to form a team our grades four to seven had to play together, and we got to take on the two elementary schools in Shaunavon and later Cadillac joined in the league too. Cadillac too formed their team out of extra grades, while the Shaunavon teams had enough between their grade six and seven classes.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It鈥檚 therefore something that鈥檚 always been in my life and though I enjoy playing immensely still, and am fortunate to be on one of the Carlyle ladies teams, coaching I鈥檝e discovered is a great experience. The kids have all been fantastic over the last few years and the bunch I鈥檓 helping coach right now are great kids with work ethic, honesty, and integrity.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 My second answer to my favourite things was adventures. I love driving to new places, going to the corn maze in Lethbridge was always entertaining, exploring the lakes around here by kayak, snowmobiling, etc鈥� There are so many different ways to travel and so much in the world to see.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The third one I pondered for a time before deciding on food. I love cooking, I鈥檓 not overly fond of the tiny kitchen in my apartment, but I do very much enjoy getting to create things in the kitchen.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 I find that between work and volleyball, there鈥檚 very little time to cook and I find myself missing working in the kitchen at Lac Pelletier in the restaurant there, Clancy鈥檚 on the Beach. It was always so much fun in there and I learned a lot.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 One of the things I picked up was how to make some pretty good soups from lasagne soup to sausage vegetable. I, however, could never master any of the cream soups. I could never get the spices right and made essentially a salt soup one time, ruining the whole pot.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It is these mistakes and trying different things though that can be fun in the kitchen. It鈥檚 relaxing to be in there and I love the different tastes of foods, so being able to create something that can be enjoyed is a lot of fun.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 So, besides family and friends, what are your three favourite things?
