Saturday, Jen and I went to Granville Island to see the various pavilions there and also get some groceries. First thing we did was line up for the show being put on at the Altantic pavilion. We waited about an hour to see a 45 minute show, but it was a really good show, which included Meaghan Blanchard, and three other musicians from Atlantic Canada, with a beautiful slide show about life there. We later went to the Altantic, Swiss and Francphonie pavilions, but they were not too exciting. We also hit a few stores or artisan's galleries. We had snacks along the way, including the best mini-donuts ever! Finishing our day at the farmer's market, we bought a beautiful roast beef for Sunday, as well as a few salads for Saturday's dinner. We relaxed at home in the evening.
Sunday was another low key day. Jen had invited several of her Vancouver friends: Erica, Jackie and Lauren over for dinner. Erica in particular had been interested in learning how to make Yorkshire pudding. So I made the roast beef dinner with the side dishes, while Jen did some tidying and looked after dessert. We kept an eye on the Canada-US men's hockey game, shared some wine with the meal, as well as some great conversation. It was lovely to meetJen's friends.
Monday, I set off about 10:30 to meet up with my high school friend Kathy M., who came over from Vancouver Island on the ferry for the day, to meet up with me and other friends. We met at Robson Square, then walked over to Gastown to have lunch at Salt. It was great to try a few new things there, and we had a good chat, catching up on the last 13 years. After lunch we went over to the Aboriginal Pavilion and lined up for awhile, but realized after a few minutes that it was going to take too long to get in. Kathy then proposed that we have a glass of wine at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. It was great to get away from the crowds, and at 4:00 another friend arrived, so I left them to chat. Jen had been feeling under the weather, so I went back, made some salad for dinner and we watched the ice dancing finale. What excitement! The top two teams were wonderful, and it was so great win gold in that event - first time for North America!
Later this week, I have tickets three days in a row, so right now I am trying to relax a bit as that is going to be hectic. Plus, there is so much that is wrapping up on TV that I don't want to miss.
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