I got married over Canada Day long weekend in 2013.
I had my bachelor party over the Victoria Day long weekend, five weeks earlier.
A friend of mine said, “Hey Dave, thanks for ruining half of my summer!”
Fair comment, or no?
We’re halfway through 2025, if you can believe it. It seems like just yesterday we were opening Christmas presents, and yet I’m sure we’ll blink and the festivities will be upon us again.
If I sound like I’m obsessed with the passing of time, it’s because I am!
Six months into the real estate calendar and it’s been a real slog.
I just put the finishing touches on a sale, representing the buyer, where the sellers were as contentious and as entitled as could be. The listing agent was an absolute pleasure to deal with and she was apologetic throughout, but these sellers should have been thanking me, my buyers, and the Almighty God that they sold their house, and instead, they just sulked.
If there were an emoji to describe the 2025 real estate market through six months, it would be a sulking face.
If anybody is reading this post today, I have two questions:
- What would you like to read about here on TRB in July?
- Are you at work today? Or are you taking the day off like 86.7% of the city?
My office is going to be an absolute ghost town on MOnday and oh my goodness am I ever looking forward to it! That’s the best way to play catch-up while you attempt to get ahead.
I was thinking this morning: it’s been twenty-two years since I put together an outfit of bike shorts and a Canadian flag, and wore it proudly (and shamelessly…) at SARSStock in 2003.
For those that don’t know, we basically had COVID before we had COVID.
Only the first time, instead of shutting down the entire world, we threw a massive party in Downsview Park and invited Justin Timberlake and AC/DC.
I think I saw Rush as well, maybe even The Guess Who.
But yeah, twenty-two years and the memories have faded a little bit.
So make some new memories this (long?) weekend and remember why you’re proud to be Canadian.
Happy Canada Day!
