July Favourites

Is this overdue? From last month:

Green juices - Call me a hippie/yuppie/trash, but I'm a believer. I love green juices. I particularly like the ones with lemon, ginger and cayenne.

Not dating - As I write this, it's only midway through the month but I haven't been on a date this month. I deleted all my dating apps. I go to parties. I meet new people, but only with the intention of making friends, not potential boyfriends. I'm having a lot of fun. It's light hearted. This is different for me and it's good for me.

Note: while I haven't been in a full fledged relationship, I'm used to dating. There are the first dates that don't go anywhere, the flirtations that last longer, and the guys I date for a few months here and there. There's usually some guy in the equation even if it's not really serious. It's refreshing to not. I like meeting new people, I like making new friends. I like spending time by myself, laughing with the friends I have. It feels like time to appreciate the great people and the great things I already have in my life. 

Bonfires - A quintessential part of summer and being young. It's the fiery blazes and the smell of roasting marshmallows and hot dogs. I've been to a couple bonfires so far this summer. There's something to them. I can't complain about anything. It is something that says good about the world and being so young in it.

Canada's Wonderland - OK, not really. We arrived late on a Saturday so it was crowded and we waited an hour for every ride. But I haven't been in 4 years and being there with my best friends was great despite all the waiting. Also, the Behemonth and Leviathan were absolutely heavenly.

Sam James Americanos. 

Sam James Cold Brew. 

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng - Although I won't finish this book until August 3rd, I read most of it in July. The book is from a different time period, a different era almost considering the differences in culture and acceptance. Lydia is the middle child and the favourite of her parents, James, a Chinese man, and Marilyn, a White once-overachieving woman. Lydia drowns in a lake and the family falls apart. The way that it approaches family expectations, interracial relationships, being racialized, being a professional working woman versus a stay-at-home mom... These are all good things, and Celeste Ng approaches them with such a delicate air. I really enjoyed it and I'm trying to convince my best friend to read it so we can discuss it.