Last Saturday Jon and I welcomed our second set of house guests. They travelled a long distance from the steamy Texas countryside to visit us. They sounded a little funny and used words like ‘y’all’ and ‘howdy’ but we didn’t judge…(they are family after all). (Just joking...I still drop a 'y'all' every now and then) Haha…but in all seriousness we had a great time visiting with my mom, dad, and sister this past week. We had an adventure-filled week to say the least!
In front of Lion's Gate Bridge in Stanley Park
Saturday evening we headed over to Empire Stadium to watch the Lion’s home opener against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Although the outcome of the game was not what we hoped for, Jon played a great game, and we all enjoyed watching him on the field. After the game we headed out on the town as my sister Delaney is “legal” in Canada to venture out to the bars. We danced, we socialized, we experienced all that Granville Street had to offer…in short – Delaney’s first legal night out was a success!
Ready to Rumble...
The Girls on Granville
Brother & Sister at the Roxy... :)
The next few days we walked every last square inch of downtown Vancouver. Okay, so maybe not EVERY square inch, but it seemed like it at the time. We shopped, we walked, we saw a TV set for the show “Fringe” shooting on Granville Street, we lounged on patios….to sum it all up, we conquered Van. Granville Island = check. Grilling burgers and hotdogs in Stanley Park = check. Yaletown for a few beers = check. Canada Place, Olympic Torch, sea planes = check. Gastown for some quality patio time = check. Hastings = (a not so pleasant check). Robson Street for some MORE shopping = check. No wonder we were tired!
Johnnie Fox's for lunch and to watch the World Cup Final
At Stanley Park over-looking the water
Lunch on the patio of the Sandbar
A little beer tasting at the Granville Island Brewery
In front of Canada Place
On Wednesday we headed to the ferry to cruise on over to Victoria. We met Jon’s Aunt Barb and Uncle Bill at Butchart Gardens when we first arrived. The gardens were beautiful to say the least and we really enjoyed the tour. Later that evening we headed to dinner on the water and ate some tasty seafood! After that Barb and Bill took us around the island to see the many sites along the coastline. We ended up atop Mount Douglas and the view was spectacular! Thanks again for the tour Auntie B! The next day we headed over to Aunt Peggy’s house and chatted (over a few glasses of wine) for a while before heading back over to the mainland. It was a whirlwind trip to the island but it was well worth the journey!
We made it to the top of Mt. Doug!!! Yay!
Auntie Barb and Uncle Bill
The next few days were spent relaxing and taking in another football game against the Montreal Alouettes. The game was so close…and even though we lost, it was still enjoyable to be able to watch Jon play. That was the last evening for our Texas visitors, so we thought it only appropriate to celebrate as we did the first night. We enjoyed another night out, joined by our friend Jeff who plays for Montreal. Fun times!
Poutine!!! The Fam LOVED it! :)
The Faj & The Maj kickin' back at Stanley Park
B.C. Lions vs. Montreal Alouettes
Me & De ready for her last night on the town
Girls, never leave home without your o-line book-ends! :)
The next day, the rents and De headed back to Texas and Jon and I headed to Edmonton for Trent and Anne’s wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and we had a great time catching up with our E-town friends! Two of the groomsmen at our wedding, Talal and Cody, were also Trent’s groomsmen and they did a great job! They didn’t let a single bridesmaid fall down while walking down the flight of stairs on the way to the alter! Good job boys! :)
the handsome groom
Talal....groomsman extraordinaire
And Cody...hold on to her! Don't let her fall!
And then my camera battery died...I didn't even get a picture of the bride.. :(
Finally, Sunday at 10:00pm our plane landed back in Vancouver. Jon and I were both exhausted and happy to be home and to get back to our normal routine. We enjoyed our Texas house guests and hope they had as much fun as we did! Summer is off to a pretty good start….Vancouver, please just keep the sun shining and a few B.C. Lions’ wins would be nice too! ;) Yours truly, Lindsay & Jon
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