I can't believe how fast 2 weeks can go by!! We had another great Spring Break this year. It started off with Rodger and I heading to Vancouver and Whistler for a few days, as a combined birthday gift from his parents. We had a great weekend! We stayed 1 night on Robson Street in Vancouver, with the sole purpose of having noodles from I know it seems silly but we love that place.... authentic, Japanese ramen noodles. (This is the restaurant that Art's company opened 5 years ago, before Art and Michi moved to Japan.) And we're not the only ones who love it. Out of all the restaurants that line the streets of downtown (and there are hundreds!), this one always has a huge line-up. And they are all Japanese customers. Except us. The only ones who have trouble with their chopsticks, and we're always seated right in the front of the restaurant where everyone in the lineup can watch me struggle with slippery noodles. Awesome!! Love it here. :-)
We then headed to Whistler for 2 nights. The weather was fantastic!! Super warm and sunny the whole time. There were still alot of people skiing but Rodger decided to do some mountain biking instead, and save his Whistler skiing adventure for another time... in the Winter, where there is more snow and better conditions. (He came home from Whistler and bought skis though... so he's ready!)
Anyway, we went on the gondola "Peak to Peak" ride and it was amazing. The scenery, the blue sky, it was such a great experience. We stayed right in Whistler Village which was great because I could wander the shops, drink coffee and people watch while Rodger was biking. We could walk everywhere. But it was super, crazy LOUD at night!! People partying and wandering the streets, yelling... and it echoed throughout the whole village. Annoying! Next time I will still stay in the village, but I will definitely bring some good earplugs.
When we got home, I unpacked and repacked for our 3rd annual trip to
Parksville with Stacey and the kids. We booked 2 nights at Ocean Sands
again, which was great! We also decided to stay one more night so moved
to Beach Acres for a 3rd night. I didn't like that as much and I don't
think I would do that again... the checking out, waiting for new
check-in thing.... but now we know what Beach Acres is like and we got
an extra day holiday. We all had a great time as always.
All in all, an awesome Spring Break! Back to school... yawn!
I was so nervous and anxious about Simon getting braces. But I am also super excited to see how the shape of his mouth has already changed in such a short time. It'll be so nice when he can chew his food properly, and maybe even breath better! He was such a trooper and took it all in stride. His mouth was so sore that he couldn't even bite into a banana for at least 5 days afterwards. But it got better very quickly and he doesn't think about them too much. He's looking forward to having the expander removed soon... that's the worst part! He's had that in his mouth since January.
