west coast lovin.

vancouver so far:

on saturday morning i went to work with danelle at the race tracks.. it was full of old bukowski's and women heavily made up, holding onto that shimmer and hope of winning big. i lost $2. mostly i just watched the horses, they were beauties. she got done early and we went down to the beach to take advantage of the fabulous summer weather. that night we went to a back yard party with a band playing and had hubba bubba bubble blowing contests and made interpretive art.. you probably had to be there. it was a pretty good party.

sunday we went out for breakfast with a few of danelle's friends then had a pretty mellow day. went to supper at kyle's parents' place and then went to see the vancouver orchestra playing a free concert in the park.

monday i hung out with julia all day.. walked around the city, drank some tea. great talks and great weather. that night danelle's parents took us out for supper and then dropped us off the the farmont for a swim, sauna, and hotel party with the girls. we wore robes and drank champagne. :)

tuesday we spent the whole day at the aquarium with danelle and her parents.. there was a new baby beluga whale! too cute. and so many sweet underwater things. that night we went out to the movies and watched "up".. cute story. it was in 3-D so we wore glasses; the things they can do with computer animation these days is amazing..

wednesday i spent the day cleaning and organising danelle's room as a surprise.. she just moved in and didn't have time to do it yet because she's been working so much. then i walked down to a park and watched dogs running around and splashing in the lake. then last night we biked down to a sikh temple for a free vegetarian meal.. so many amazing indian dishes.. i haven't eaten like that since india.

thursday, today, i am relaxing. beautiful weather outside. i'll have to check out another park or beach or something. tonight we are going to a cancer benefit gala.. getting all dolled up and supporting a cause. there will be live entertainment, julia is doing the opening music.. local celebrities and such.. should be fun! i've certainly been keeping myself busy. only one more week tomorrow and i'll be back in the queen city!