Finally spring seemed to arrive, and we got a bit of warm weather and sunshine! It was a long time coming this year. Vancouver is such a pretty city, it's nice to have the good weather to be able to see it and appreciate it!In June we had a visit from Andrew's Mum, for a week or so, it was great to see her after almost two years. We couldn't take a lot of time off work, so we spent time in Vancouver, but also managed to get down to Seattle for the day, and over to Victoria as well.
The weather wasn't too bad while she was here, so it was nice to get out for some walks, and she kept herself busy while we worked as well. And, as a bonus, she also bought over lots of goodies from home for us too! Reduced cream and onion soup mix, Eskimos, Pineapple Lumps and more! Yay! Come back anytime, Mummy Giblin!
Also while she was here, the Stanley Cup final was on, which is the NHL grand finale. The final game was in Vancouver, against Boston, and Vancouver lost. And so began the riots..... a lot of damage done to the city, broken windows, cars set on fire etc. We could see from our balcony, the black smoke billowing up, and watch it on the news at the same time - quite surreal. We had to close our windows as there was tear gas coming in from the streets below. Even though we were watching all the coverage in the tv, we felt quite removed from it, it was all quite strange. And very sad to watch. The people that did it were mainly not hockey fans, and I feel that it could've happened regardless of whether the Canucks won or lost, some people just want to cause trouble.
