July's exploits

This photo was taken as we were ready to go out to the Flight Centre annual ball - this is my team, we were going for the cheesy "family in front of the fireplace" look - I think we pulled it off! We had a great night, in a huge place big enough to fit all 800 or so of us, and hot enough to melt everyone's makeup.

July was the month of "waiting for our visas - and waiting some more". We applied in February, and after much chasing up, finally heard back in the last week of July that we'd been approved for another two years. It was a loooong wait, but worth it in the end! So we're here for a bit longer, staying in the same apartment and jobs as well. It's a relief to be able to plan more than a month in advance!

We did try and make the most of the nice weather we got and saw a few sunsets - they're just gorgeous here, they get a deep red or bright pink colour, so different than at home. There was also a fireworks festival on, which had four displays in a two week period - there was a barge set up in English Bay and they let them off there, the weather was great so it was pretty cool.

Andrew's brother Aden and his girlfriend Kristin also came to visit for a few days. Kristin is from Calgary so they were over visiting her family and stopped in for a few days on their way back. Was great to see faces from home and catch up. We went up to Whistler for the day (it's so different in the summer!), watched the fireworks, had a nice leisurely lunch in the sun by False Creek, it was great.