A belated BBQ report

The Back Yard Barbeque was a success!

Thanks to everyone who came by on Wednesday evening: Rob, Amara, Abby, Joanna, Mike, and Sarah and my family guests--Mom, Dad, Tracy, Aunty Carol, and Pat & Gil. A big thanks also goes out to Joe and Travis from 92.

Joe showed up around 7 with beer, coolers, a 92 Citi t-shirt, a mix CD and my gift certificates for Thunder Rapids and Fitness Experience. I thought he would just show up, shake some hands, eat something and head home but he actually stayed until 10:00. Rob and Joanna were the last to leave after Joe. I think everyone had fun. The food turned out great. We still have tons of potato salad and coleslaw left along with a few pieces of cake. I don't think we will need to buy hamburger buns for the rest of the season.

One of my favourite highlights was the Bocci Ball game which only came with instructions in French. Amara, Abby, Rob, nor myself had ever played before but with my improved French translations skills and some help from Pat who did know the rules, we figured things out. Abby and Rob beat me and Amara 7 to 3 I think.

The other funny thing was how I actually won. I shouldn't even post this really. Joe lives in Westdale (the west end of Charleswood, literally West of Dale) and knowing that he would be doing the bbq he asked Travis (promo guy and Darcie Mitchell's brother coincidently) to pick out all the entries with Charleswood phone numbers like 889, 837, 895, etc. hoping of course that the owner of the number still lived in Charleswood and had not taken it with them in a move to the North End or something. From that collection of numbers Joe drew mine. So there you go Vince, another reason why the south end is the best place to be.