Where did the time go ?

 Life has been a crazy whirlwind for the last 3 weeks ! All good though ! My brother gave me a ticket ( air miles )  to fly down to see my family at the coast and I was a bit reluctant to go down for 9 days ... especially being it was at the end of February ! Who in their right mind goes to the coast at that time of year where the weather is so unpredictable ? Well it seems that one gal who gets a free trip and lives in the NORTH does ! LOL ! Keep in mind we still have a couple feet of snow , cold weather and the groundhog predicted another 6 weeks of winter ! So with my suitcase packed I flew down to Vancouver and met my brother . Had a great visit with him over a nice Greek dinner then we had more of visit in his apartment which overlooks the Quay at New Westminster

 THE VIEW .......

 OKAY , THIS IS WHAT YOU ACTUALLY SEE .... Got to love zoom on my camera :)

So you can see what is on the top of buildings ! How cool is this ?

 BR and I hit the floor running on the Sunday as we hopped on the Skytrain ( another new adventure for me ! ) for a trip into Vancouver to the Olympic Village and another new adventure on the False Creek ferry ( which is a small tug boat size ferry ) over to Granville Island ! So neat to come into Grandville Island on the water instead of fighting traffic and then fighting for a parking spot !

VIEWS FROM THE FALSE CREEK FERRY GOING INTO GRANDVILLE ISLAND ! I loved riding the tiny little ferry even though it was not warm ( but not raining nor snowing ! ) . Such a fun visit with my Brother ( but we always have fun and do such fun stuff ! ) . A long walk around the Olympic Village and the another long walk along the Quay was all finished off with a great dinner at the THE BOATHOUSE .

 Up the Fraser Valley we went the next day . It was a beautiful day for a drive with the sun shining off the mountains that had a new coat of snow ! I seldom get to see those mountains dressed like that !

 A real laid back week was spent with my sister and my parents . We walked plenty as I stay at my sister's and walked back and forth every day to my parents ...... sometime twice . Weather was not fantastic and my sister and I went for a nice walk one day along the Vedder River ... in a snowstorm ! All was good though with a nice dry set of clothes , Gore-tex jacket protected most of me ( after all , we camp and you need GORE-TEX ! It was a last minute pack in my suitcase too ! LOL ! ) and a hot cup of tea !

 The week went quickly but I have to admit , I was ready to get back on the plane and come back home too .... even if it was -17C when I got off that plane at home !!!!

Thanks to all my family for a fantastic , relaxing holiday ! My BrIL is such a trouper driving my sister and I all over the country on the Saturday ! And we finished that day off with the BEST Greek food I have EVER eaten ! LOL ! I think I walked more miles in 9 days then I did the rest of last year .... and it seems we ate a whole lot too ! LOL !

 Life is back to reality , Spring is coming though !  I have even managed to get some crocheting done ( will share that in the next few days ) and I have even sat at my desk and got to play !

 Life is good !