Okay, I guess I'm sorry that I didn't post before now. Blame Steph - she was going to post for the first time, but then changed her mind. I realise I am beginning to look like a crazy person with an imaginary girlfriend. Whatever.
Our trip home at Christmas was very enjoyable, although quite tiring. It was lovely to see our families and a few of our friends (you know who you are). Hopefully next year we can make the trip a little longer and get the chance to catch up with more of you.
So what has 2007 brought so far? Well, quite a lot of crazy weather for sure. Before Christmas, storms felled over 3000 trees in Stanley Park, and caused the roof of BC Place stadium to collapse. There's been nothing quite so newsworthy this year so far. Yesterday was actually very mild in the morning, but by the time we left work it had gotten cold and windy, and started to snow. This morning we woke up to snow on the ground, and it has been snowing on and off all day. That makes three snowfalls so far this winter. Vancouverites we have spoken to say it has never happened before. It's either climate change, or perhaps El Nino. I have a feeling its going to be another year of weather weirdness.
Also this morning, something went pop in our apartment and we lost electricity. Or at least some of it. About half our lights and sockets are out and the other half are still working. Fortunately we haven't lost anything vital like the fridge freezer or the internet (!), but tomorrow we're going to be showering in the dark. Looking forward to that.
In other news, one of our friends from England is here in Vancouver this week for job interviews, so we might see another addition to our little ex-pats club in the near future. Steph and I are also both going to try a new fitness programme organised through work. We are kind of bored and fancy a change of our gym routine. It's supposed to be all about functional fitness and developing whole body strength and stamina. That's all very well, but it is also all about an hour of exercise at 8.30am in the morning :/ Stay tuned to find out how long we keep that up.
Tomorrow we're hopefully going to the Bodyworlds 3 exhibition at Science World. The exhibition ends at the weekend so this is our last chance. I saw the original Bodyworlds exhibition in London several years ago and really enjoyed it, as well as finding it to be a real education in anatomy. Hopefully it will be similarly worthwhile this time round.
We're borrowing the work ski passes at the weekend to go to Cypress Mountain. With the weather we've been having, the conditions ought to be great. Steph will be skiing but I hope to snowshoe if I can. It'll be our first winter sports of the season - about time too.
I will try to rustle up some pictures for Christmas 2006 when I get a chance - all this text can get a little tiresome :) I've also been transferring a bunch of old photos from .Mac to Flickr. It's an ongoing process that is likely to take some time.
Here's to a superb 2007!
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