Vancouver

Wayne had a medical conference in Vancouver, BC this past weekend. The local health region offered to pay for a number of physician to attend. They covered his flight, hotel, food and transportation costs. So it was a 'no duh' moment, when he asked if I wanted to go! We just had to pay for my flight.

We had our Granny-Nanny, Deb, come stay with the kids for the couple of days we were gone, with some help from mom and dad. Wayne and I left from Lethridge at 5:50am! However, our plane was late leaving as snow had fallen during the night and the de-icing machine wasn't working! After a boost, they got it working and we left about half hour late. We arrived into a very snowy Calgary and had to RUN to catch our next plane, only to find out we were delayed again because of the weather. We sat in the plane for almost 2 hours as they de-iced yet another plane. By the time we arrived in Vancouver, we were about an hour late, but the weather in Vancouver was a welcomed change from snowy Alberta!

We were picked up my Aunt Gin and then met up with my other family members for Dim Sum in Richmond! YUMMY! Wayne, who is not usually a fan of it, quite enjoyed it. We had a great visit with everyone, including my grandparents (who do not speak english) and my Uncle Steve, who is always the life of the party!

Wayne spent the next 2 days at the conference while my Aunt Vivian graciously kept me company. We shopped in Gastown, Chinatown and Metrotown. I got some great stuff for me...and the kids! We rode the SkyTrain and SeaBus. It was a very busy couple of days, but we had a lot of fun!

There was even some filming for a movie or TV show going on just down the street from our hotel. Wayne walked down there and snapped some pics of these NYC vehicles...keep in mind we were NOT anywhere near New York.

It was a much needed getaway and we are so incredibly GRATEFUL for everyone who drove us around, shopped with us, fed us, fed our kids and took care of them while we were gone!