Sister Time

I'm having a great visit with my sister and her family, so please pardon the quietness 'round these parts. Last night we went to see the Canucks hockey game (and I got some great pics which I'll post later). Tonight we stayed in so I could cook dinner and introduce her to Wii bowling for the first time. Lots of fun, but I really need to put the beer down and get back to work! They're here until Saturday, so I may need to kick them out tomorrow for some alone time. :)

Vancouver Fireworks

One of my buddies from back east is visiting this week, so he and his girlfriend are crashing at Casa Kristy. They've been having a great trip and I've been loving having some tourists here so I get to do all the touristy stuff myself. Last night, for example, we braved the crowds and got perfect seats perched on the rocks along the water to enjoy the Vancouver fireworks display. It was awesome and well worth the trip. I've never seen fireworks go on for a full 30 minutes before and definitely never been part of such a huge crowd. It was amazing!

Rather than subject you to my grainy camera phone pics of the fireworks, here's a cool one from a Vancouver local's Flickr stream: