Summer's Almost Gone

So the weekend was a bit busy for us. It started on Friday rushing to get into Langley to hopefully go on a hot air balloon ride. Sadly though the weather once again was not in our favour. Apparently only 40% of the rides that this balloon company schedules ever make it up. There was one gentleman in the group that had been trying for 2 years and this was his 6th try. We're going to give up for this season as they go into October but most of the prime spots (aka evening flights) are already booked. However since the tickets were our friends who knows if we'll be able to make it up again next year. Oh well we'll just have to play it by ear I guess.

To drown our sorrows we went home and opened our anniversary gift we received from Papa F. I thought this was a great idea.


We received a bottle of wine for our first anniversary and a bottle of wine for our fifth anniversary. Can I just say that the fifth anniversary wine just might not make it if it tastes as good as this one does!


The weekend though was saved by our friend inviting us out to go boating at Alouette Lake. We were originally planning Saturday but again due to weather had to hold out until Sunday and what a gorgeous day it turned out to be.


The boys got the boat in the water, only to have to pull it out and put it back in again (apparently a plug was left out and the boat ended up having a bunch of water in it). Us girls and the kids waited patiently though and in the end the boat finally got into the water.


We started the day off with fishing but before we went back in Hubby and our friend T wanted to get some tubing in. First we had to pump up the tube (here's the answer to the question "how many men does it take to pump up a tube")


then they were on their way.




Not sure who had more fun...the guy in the tube...or the guy driving the boat.

Busy Busy Busy

So it was a busy weekend and the week is going to be pretty busy as well. It started with welcoming into town Hubby's good friend from Halifax. N had been living in Winsor Ontario for a few years working on his Master's degree and has decided to join us here in beautiful British Columbia to work on his Phd. He was joined by his younger brother M and the two of them have been cruising around town seeing all that Vancouver has to offer.

We also moved in my mother in law this weekend to her new place. It's a small one bedroom rental apartment in downtown but the views from it are amazing. My favourite thing would be to sit outside in the morning with a cup of coffee and just look at the water and the boats in English Bay. If she gets tired of that view though she can turn around and look at a small sliver of Coal Harbor on the other side and the rest of the downtown core. It's only a short stay though in this place (4 months) but it's definitely a good find!

And finally there are a few birthday's this week as well. The first is Hubby's on Tuesday and the second is my mom's on Wednesday! I wish them both a very very happy birthday and wonder...what the heck am I going to get them? Off to go find some ideas!