Twelve great things about the weekend

A long and very full weekend, so this will be packed down into a list of 12. Daily blogging is looking so much more attractive now.

1) The Vancouver Aquarium on Friday with Bill, Rachael and Kathryn. Kathryn is Rachael's sister and she's trying to experience as much of Vancouver as she can! Along with that is the walking which Kathryn is starting to adjust to, I think.
2) Pierre saw Jen at the Art Gallery, then Pierre saw Rachael at Milestone's, then we went to see Jen and Heather. Oh what a wonderfully small city.
3) Fluevogs - my desperation for new shoes has been temporarily sated, and in such style! You may refer to my new shoes as "the swirls".
4) Roadtrip on Saturday with Rachael and Kathryn. People that know me know I love road trips.
5) Shopping in Squamish; we picked up yarn, shirts, a Paschmina shawl and a cool hemp hat - then we had to stop because there are just too many awesome stores in Squamish!
6) Hiking to Lost Lake in Whistler, and stopping to appreciate a moment of completely natural sound. It felt as if, for a moment, we had truly escaped the city. That moment is worth so much to me, it charges me.
7) We saw a Basenji. Also new terms from the day: Esthero, Jet, and Ferguson Point. Also noted that Ferguson Point is not Brockton Point. And for the old-timers, "The Teahouse" is now "The Seqoia Grill".
8) Easter Sunday was for connecting with family (or trying to - Carson, where the heck were you guys?). Sunday dinner was a gathering of Chris, Jen, Joanna, Kathryn, and Rachael. The women had fun cooking, Chris and I had fun sitting on the sofa. Oh what a life!
9) Sweet Revenge, followed by quite the walk home. I still am in shock that I witnessed Jen eat pho. Then again, if there was ever a time and place for it, the 24 hour pho place at Broadway and Cambie would be it. Also note that they appear to be renovated and featuring slightly less crabby service. Same tasty pho.
10) On Monday, found the Ditto coffee house only two blocks from my place. The man there serves ok diner breakfasts with AMAZING coffee.
11) Found a new bookstore less than a block from my apartment with a very timely selection of books. Odin books deals with subjects that have stigma and you can be sure that if you visit their website you'll get turned off. The sofas are not for everyone but they sure were there for me.
12) Went to see a Firebelly Productions performance with Hendrik, Rachael, Kathryn and Chris. Amazing, just simply amazing. The master, Kira Schaffer, did her aerial dance performance blindfolded.