J&M left Vancouver for New York today and R&R left on Wednesday....they were our last set of "scheduled" visitors for the remainder of the year, so it was quite sad to see them go. We had such a blast with them though, as did my belly - we ate so much and certainly indulged. Phnom Penh Monday, Afghan Horsemen Tuesday, Cobre Thursday and I finally decided it was time for a home cooked dinner on Friday (sockeye salmon, quinoa salad, grilled chicken breasts and avocado with my favorite B.C. gourmet find, Ají Sauce). Taking people around always reminds us of what a wonderful city we live in now and how it's such a shame we can't share it with friends from back East and family on a regular basis.
J&R totally hooked us up with goodies from the program they were working on. Aside from the free massages, round of golf, bike rentals, canoe rental, cocktails at 21 Steps with my old colleagues, dinner at Quattro, Nitro Ice Cream & a Champagne saber at Bearfoot Bistro, etc. - tons of cereal, popcorn, applesauce, local goodies, a bottle of Grey Goose, about 20 bottles of local beer, 13 bottles of red/white wine. I think I need to have a cocktail party now...
Melvin and Julian brought J&M to the airport this morning and once again, it's back to the grind. Not the Grouse Grind, but the daily grind...We went to Costco right after the airport drop-off, did 3 loads of laundry and then met up with the Brown Family for a 15-mile bike ride through Stanley Park and a homemade picnic dinner at the spray park, while the kids ran through the sprays. It was a beautiful day, despite the departure of our guests from back home.
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