Oh to play tourist ......

Well I took a couple of days off from the blogoshpere...well sort of. I took Dr. A's advice and decided to surf the blog world. Visit my daily blogs and others. There is so much out there. WOW!!!

But yes I did take a wee bit of a break. A dear friend of mine daughter got married on the weekend. That meant a trip to the mainland. Yahoo!!! Well no not really. I don't know about you, but I was brought up that you can't go away and leave your house unteady. So it seems that I am always making sure the laundry is up todate, the bathrooms are cleaned and that the dusting and vaccuming is done. Why do I do this? It seems so futile and adds stress to an already stressful situation which I have created myself. I often get anxious about getting ready to go, did I remember this, did I do that, did I pack my stuff and my hubbies stuff and the gift..blah blah blah..... My hubby thinks I am crazy for doing all the house chores before I leave. But I must tell you when I come home it is nice to come home to a clean house and that I can throw on a load of laundry without there being a pile of it already waiting for me. OH and then there is the garden to water, make sure the dog has enough food and water before the inlaws come over to check up on him. Then the rush to the ferry. Can't book a spot those spots are all taken. What one can we make...it is Friday afternoon...hmmmm....will we make the 5:00 or will it be later? So we end up stopped blocks from the cashier hut for the ferry. I say to my man.....guess we aren't going to make it.....think positive he says.....no we aren't going to make it. Sometimes, I like to play this game with myself. If I tell myself we won't make it and we do...I get pleasantly surprised and if we don't it's like see...I knew we woulnd't make it. I don't know why I do that...I just do. Unbeknown to us they put an extra ferry on. We didn't make the 4:30 but we did make the 5:00, we were one of the last cars on but that was ok. We got on!!
It was warm on Friday and where we ended up parking the car on the ferry was very close to open space and you could look out if you chose to which we did....but I also had the top down on the convertible and just let the sea breeze hit us....it was glorious.

An hour and half later we arrive on the mainland. It is still pleasant out so the roof stays down...driving we go, only to run into traffic. If you have ever driven in Vancouver you know what I mean. On Friday evening one of the major bridges that goes into Vancouer was closed hence diverting the traffic in the direction we were going.....back log!!!! Oh how I love the city....NOT!! We make it to our destination, I am exhausted, the preparation the driving the traffic...I just want to put my feet up and have a glass of wine and chill. My man has other ideas...he wants me to take him out. This is your town he says show me something. Well, I didn't want to....we had a tiff. I went to bed. Upset and didn't sleep well I awoke at 0530, made coffee went out on the patio and looked out at the inlet and the sun rising. It was a beautiful sunrise bright orange, the air was crisp and clean....the mountains looked so majestic.....mmmmm. My man awakes, and he comes joins me....we hug and kiss and make up....nice start.

Later that morning my sister calls and we decide we are going off for a power walk.....the wedding is at 5:30 so gives me lots of time to just chill. It's 2:00 in the afternoon and my hubby asks me if I have seen the grament bag that has his dress clothes in. No I say...is it in the trunk? Nope. OMG!!! forgot it at home....how could that be. So off we go to the shop to try and find him something to wear. We did very well found something in no time. Actually I liked what we got more than what he originally was going to wear. It's time to go. I forgot the address. OMG!! Quick call to my daughter who is also going to the wedding, get the address and off we go. Do you know where u are going is the question, of course I do.....my old stomping grounds...well sort of. I take a wrong turn...it's 5:00....panic.....call my sister.....she redirects me.......I get onto the right road only to discover we have to travel 2 km up a dirt road.....it's 5:25.....thank god the bride is always late. The wedding is outdoors....the sun is still shining...I am sweltering......The ceremony was lovely, the dinner grand, the music and entertainment very enjoyable....it was a nice evening until I thought I would eat a scallop which was on a skewer next to a shirmp....shirmp.....not my friend.....my lips start to itch...and swell.....my man rushes to get my antihistamines and puffer. Yikes. Then someone at the wedding fell. My girls knowing I am a nurse comes looking for me. Can you check her out she asks....Always a nurse....I checked her out....she seemed fine....she pulled her hamstring...told her no high heels and rest it...and no dancing for her tonight. My hubby and I danced...and danced lots...it was nice evening.

The next day I have lunch with my daughters and then rather that wait in the lineup to get the ferry home. I decide to take my man on a tour of the city. So off to the West side we go. Larcarno beach, Jericho.....the water is inviting and the sailboats look so grand. So up to the universtity endownment lands we go....the multi million dollar properties with their views....then off to Stanley Park we go through the park and then head over to the other side of the water and through the British Properties....more multi million dollar homes....and make our way to the ferry. It has been another long day. We get on the 7:00 pm boat. Home by 9:20....put on a load of laundry and off to bed I go.....0500 comes early....I have to work Monday morning.