Wednesday, July 7, 2010
My Garden Grows!!!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Quick update
Back in Vancouver from David's sister's wedding! It was lovely. Got to meet Elisha Cuthbert...she loved David lol. Busy busy with work for the both of us. Will upload some new photos soon!! My strawberry plant has it's first berries!!!! So exciting!!!
All is very very well....David and I have some amazing friends and family who love and support us and we are so thankful for them. They are all lovely people.
All is very very well....David and I have some amazing friends and family who love and support us and we are so thankful for them. They are all lovely people.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Green Thumb update
YAY!! My Garden hasn't died yet!!
Look at all the flowers soon to be tomatoes!!
So exciting!
My Lavender is coming along! The flowers don't seem to care much lol
My first little strawberry!!!!
And looks like many more to come!!
And the cilantro has sprouted!!!!! I'm so happy!! Nothing makes you prouder than seeing little seeds become a plant!!
In other news! I bought my wedding dress!!!! I obviously can't post photos because David could see. But it's amazing...it fits perfectly and I feel amaaaaazing in it :D Very excited
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Green Thumb
For some time I've wanted a garden....fresh food...knowing where it came from! Who wouldn't want that...but living in an apartment tends to limit that....until now!!
This is the tomato plant! It gets lots of sun, and apparently likes compost! So we've started composting again :D
This is a flower (just for fun) Tiger Eyes, and some Lavender because fresh lavender smells SOOO GOOD.
And finally the empty space has Cilantro seeds in it, and beside that is the stawberry plant!!!! I'm very excited for my new little garden!!
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This is the tomato plant! It gets lots of sun, and apparently likes compost! So we've started composting again :D
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And finally the empty space has Cilantro seeds in it, and beside that is the stawberry plant!!!! I'm very excited for my new little garden!!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Vancouver Tourism Review
I recently had a chance to complete the Vancouver Tourism Challenge that David had on account of where he works. Free admission to SO many tourist locations in Vancouver. So I thought I would write a little review on the ones we went to!
Grouse Mountain - The Peak of Vancouver
http://www.grousemountain.com/
REALLY fun. We went after the skiing season so it was a bit mucky, but we wore appropriate footwear. Even after the season is over there is still a lot to see up there. Highlight was the grizzly bear habitat!!! It was spring so the bears were done hibernating and we got to see them up really close! A thunderstorm trapped us on the top of the mountain for a while. But an awesome adventure!
Capilano Suspension Bridge
http://www.capbridge.com/
AWESOME!!! I thought it was just a bridge...but NO it's an entire HUGE park of treetop bridges and paths! Our time here was limited due to the being trapped on Grouse Mountain...but REALLY enjoyable!! Highly recommend
Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park
http://www.visitvanaqua.org/
I LOVE the Aquarium...I have been here on several occasions as I have a membership and I love it every time...The animals are so cute and it's such a calming location. I love it and will always recommend it.
Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours
http://www.stanelypark.com/
This was such a cute tour. We learned a lot about the park and Vancouver we didn't know before...It was a calming and enjoyable ride...good if you want to really see Stanely Park slowly, while learning...with horses!!
Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre
http://www.vancouverlookout.com/
You can see all of Vancouver from up there!! It's awesome! I liked how at every vantage point there was a plaque explaining the landmark you were looking at...the restaraunt is RIDICULOUSLY overpriced. Do not go there at all....It's a tiny look out compared to the CN tower...but awesome to see all of Vancouver
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com/
Neat...but I wouldn't pay to go here...It's really nice how they built basically an authentic garden...it's very peaceful...but there is also a public park for free right next door...soo...unless you are hardcore to learn about ancient Chinese culture...probably not for you...
Science World
http://www.scienceworld.com/
FUN for all ages!!! I love Science World....sure it's angled towards kids...but it's definitely a blast...they even have adult nights sometimes!!! Definitely recommend (it's way better than Sochi House)
The Vancouver Trolley Company
http://www.vancouvertrolley.com/
The best of the tour buses....LOTS of stops near popular attractions and informative drivers!!! Hop on hop off makes it possible to see everything! Thumbs up!
Landsea Tours
http://www.vancouvertours.com/
This is the tour service we used to go up to Grouse Mountain and the Capilano bridge....SO AWESOME! The cost includes your admission to both, along with a Seabus ride home! (a little mini cruise!) Our host, Paul, was SO nice and so friendly and we learned a lot about the area! Also takes you on a trip to the Salmon Hatchery! I didn't even know there was one!! It was super amazing and I HIGHLY recommend this for seeing the North Shore!!! A+ !!
Big Bus
http://www.bigbus.ca/
Not a fan....buses are late and the drivers aren't very helpful....go with the Vancouver Trolley if you can...they have more tours anyway.
Canada Place
http://www.canadaplace.ca/
Headquarters for the media during the 2010 Olympics, Canada Place is HUGE! Home to the Canada Pavilion at Expo '86, the huge draping tent ceiling is visible from most of Downtown and the North Shore....amazing and worth a stop by
False Creek Ferries
http://www.granvilleislandferries.com/
A quick and easy way to get around False Creek...also a very cute tour! I love this service and perfer it to Aquabus.
Museum of Vancouver
http://www.museumofvancouver.com/
WAY cool! While the main exhibit about old shoes was pretty lame. The actual Museum of the history of Vancouver was fasinating! Pre-1900s to the 70s is what is chronicled! SO AWESOME! I loved it and it's definitely worth it's admission
H.R. MacMillian Space Centre
http://www.spacecentre.ca/
Neat...the Planetarium MIGHT be worth the price of admission, but the actual space centre isn't. While it's super neat...it's very small and can be viewed in under an hour....but sticking around for all the planetarium shows is probably worth it!!
Greater Vancouver Zoo
http://www.gvzoo.com/
Probably should just be called the BC Zoo on account of how far away it is from Vancouver, but it's SUPER cool. Definitely worth the trip. You can even bring your bike and bike the whole thing (which is what we did) Lots of animals and a lot of fun!
Those are the places we got to try...we missed out on some places we really wanted to check out..but I think we can get it with the Privledge Pass...so if we go anywhere else new...I'll update this!
Grouse Mountain - The Peak of Vancouver
http://www.grousemountain.com/
REALLY fun. We went after the skiing season so it was a bit mucky, but we wore appropriate footwear. Even after the season is over there is still a lot to see up there. Highlight was the grizzly bear habitat!!! It was spring so the bears were done hibernating and we got to see them up really close! A thunderstorm trapped us on the top of the mountain for a while. But an awesome adventure!
Capilano Suspension Bridge
http://www.capbridge.com/
AWESOME!!! I thought it was just a bridge...but NO it's an entire HUGE park of treetop bridges and paths! Our time here was limited due to the being trapped on Grouse Mountain...but REALLY enjoyable!! Highly recommend
Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park
http://www.visitvanaqua.org/
I LOVE the Aquarium...I have been here on several occasions as I have a membership and I love it every time...The animals are so cute and it's such a calming location. I love it and will always recommend it.
Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours
http://www.stanelypark.com/
This was such a cute tour. We learned a lot about the park and Vancouver we didn't know before...It was a calming and enjoyable ride...good if you want to really see Stanely Park slowly, while learning...with horses!!
Vancouver Lookout at Harbour Centre
http://www.vancouverlookout.com/
You can see all of Vancouver from up there!! It's awesome! I liked how at every vantage point there was a plaque explaining the landmark you were looking at...the restaraunt is RIDICULOUSLY overpriced. Do not go there at all....It's a tiny look out compared to the CN tower...but awesome to see all of Vancouver
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
http://www.vancouverchinesegarden.com/
Neat...but I wouldn't pay to go here...It's really nice how they built basically an authentic garden...it's very peaceful...but there is also a public park for free right next door...soo...unless you are hardcore to learn about ancient Chinese culture...probably not for you...
Science World
http://www.scienceworld.com/
FUN for all ages!!! I love Science World....sure it's angled towards kids...but it's definitely a blast...they even have adult nights sometimes!!! Definitely recommend (it's way better than Sochi House)
The Vancouver Trolley Company
http://www.vancouvertrolley.com/
The best of the tour buses....LOTS of stops near popular attractions and informative drivers!!! Hop on hop off makes it possible to see everything! Thumbs up!
Landsea Tours
http://www.vancouvertours.com/
This is the tour service we used to go up to Grouse Mountain and the Capilano bridge....SO AWESOME! The cost includes your admission to both, along with a Seabus ride home! (a little mini cruise!) Our host, Paul, was SO nice and so friendly and we learned a lot about the area! Also takes you on a trip to the Salmon Hatchery! I didn't even know there was one!! It was super amazing and I HIGHLY recommend this for seeing the North Shore!!! A+ !!
Big Bus
http://www.bigbus.ca/
Not a fan....buses are late and the drivers aren't very helpful....go with the Vancouver Trolley if you can...they have more tours anyway.
Canada Place
http://www.canadaplace.ca/
Headquarters for the media during the 2010 Olympics, Canada Place is HUGE! Home to the Canada Pavilion at Expo '86, the huge draping tent ceiling is visible from most of Downtown and the North Shore....amazing and worth a stop by
False Creek Ferries
http://www.granvilleislandferries.com/
A quick and easy way to get around False Creek...also a very cute tour! I love this service and perfer it to Aquabus.
Museum of Vancouver
http://www.museumofvancouver.com/
WAY cool! While the main exhibit about old shoes was pretty lame. The actual Museum of the history of Vancouver was fasinating! Pre-1900s to the 70s is what is chronicled! SO AWESOME! I loved it and it's definitely worth it's admission
H.R. MacMillian Space Centre
http://www.spacecentre.ca/
Neat...the Planetarium MIGHT be worth the price of admission, but the actual space centre isn't. While it's super neat...it's very small and can be viewed in under an hour....but sticking around for all the planetarium shows is probably worth it!!
Greater Vancouver Zoo
http://www.gvzoo.com/
Probably should just be called the BC Zoo on account of how far away it is from Vancouver, but it's SUPER cool. Definitely worth the trip. You can even bring your bike and bike the whole thing (which is what we did) Lots of animals and a lot of fun!
Those are the places we got to try...we missed out on some places we really wanted to check out..but I think we can get it with the Privledge Pass...so if we go anywhere else new...I'll update this!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Bigger than me
So in reference to my last post, David and I have sponsored a child with CCF of Canada!! I'm really happy and really excited to finally be doing this. It's something I've wanted to do for a really long time but we were living pay cheque to pay cheque and that was tough...but now we have more and I'm thrilled I can use it to help someone who really needs it. This is Haymanot fro Ethiopia!
If you have the means I really encourage you to also sponsor a child...some children out there don't even have clothes...forget other things that we take for granted.....and they have every right to enjoy life as we do. http://www.ccfcanada.ca/
If you have the means I really encourage you to also sponsor a child...some children out there don't even have clothes...forget other things that we take for granted.....and they have every right to enjoy life as we do. http://www.ccfcanada.ca/
Friday, May 21, 2010
Simple Life
I've been thinking an awful lot lately about how perfect things are here in Canada....and how dire things can be in the third world countries....they don't even have water...CLEAN water.....we have SO much....too much in most cases...and yet people are starving to death...STILL!!! It's 2010 and people don't have food....
Despite having everything I need, and finally being financially stable to think about more than myself....I still feel so helpless....I can send money all I want but is that helping? Is that feeding the millions who are sick and dying? Who are orphaned and alone?
I'm grappling with what I can do....I feel so limited and yet on the other hand I know there are some things that I can do....I just have to wait and see where life takes me.
Despite having everything I need, and finally being financially stable to think about more than myself....I still feel so helpless....I can send money all I want but is that helping? Is that feeding the millions who are sick and dying? Who are orphaned and alone?
I'm grappling with what I can do....I feel so limited and yet on the other hand I know there are some things that I can do....I just have to wait and see where life takes me.
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