Saturday July 14th:After trying to get some packing done, we had a fun lunch with Chris - wife of the chap who didn't want to leave the barbecue way back in an earlier chapter. We chuckled each time a "pass the pepper, Chris"-ism got both of us moving ( Read more... )

Thursday July 12th:Joss, her mum and myself all went down to Granville island - which I may have, in the past, referred to as "whatchamecallit island". The same place we went on Canada day, anyway ( Read more... )

Tuesday July 10th:We're supposed to leave at 12.00, but it gets pushed back to 3.30. Spend the time mostly on the DS, but also get some culture in the form of The Comedy Channel! Good satire, there ( Read more... )

Sunday 8th July:This was the "present opening" day, though Joss and I skipped out on all of that. Joss and her dad got discussing at one point that the whole thing seemed kind of tacky, and I think I pretty much agree - though I find it harder to justify why that should be ( Read more... )

Friday 6th July:We get up, and we see what needs doing in preparation for the wedding. We're assigned the task of sweeping the front porch for sand. I keep Joss sane (I think), by reminding her - as she starts to whine - that (a) she had asked if she could help, and that (b) she is now 22-years-old, a petulant teenager no longer ( Read more... )

Tuesday 3rd July:

Um, update the journal a lot.

After losing the family, discover they were at a neighbours who we ended up having over for dinner. I'm reminded of the chief thing I hate about being English:

Football.

Let's get this straight; I don't hate football - it just fails to ignite my interest. I wouldn't want to sit down and watch a ( Read more... )

I'm covered in itchy bites from last night's barbecue. This makes me cranky ( Read more... )

Monday 2nd July:

...finally got down to watching Children Of Men (which was cool).

Then we slept.

I woke up at eight, read some more of my book (did you know that a majority of people think that they would like to choose their own treatment should they ever get cancer, but the majority of people who actually do have cancer actually want medical ( Read more... )

Sunday 1st July (again):Or, as you may not know, Canada day ( Read more... )

Forgive me Livejournal, for I have sinned ( Read more... )