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What a week!

Hello Hello Hello.

I finally have something exciting to blog about. It has been a few days since Sarah and I got back from a fabulous trip to the Okanagan Valley, but now I finally have time to post.

We left Sunday morning and drove to Osoyoos, which is at the southern tip of the Okanagan Valley. A pit stop to use the washrooms at Manning Park was made special by meeting Manny the Prairie Dog (Sarah named him after the park) and his friends.

We stayed at the Nk'Mip (in-ka-meep) Spirit Ridge Resort and Vineyard. It was by far the nicest place to stay in all of the Okanagan Valley. We had a one bedroom suite with a full kitchen and balcony, on the third floor overlooking the vineyard and Lake Osoyoos. The suite was great, and it was nice to have a homey feeling place to stay rather than some sterile hotel room.

On Monday we slept in later than planned, but since we were on vacation it was no problem. We drove north from Osoyoos and visited some wineries near Summerland, Okanagan Falls, and Oliver. By far our favorite was the Dirty Laundry Vineyard. They had great wine and a gorgeous winery tucked away in the hills outside of Summerland. We had a pleasant surprise of stumbling upon the Summerland Sweets Orchard, where they make some of the best jams and fruit syrups in the world. The real treat was finding out they also have a fruit winery known as Sleeping Giant (named after a local mountain peak).

On Tuesday we made the long trek north to see the Gray Monk Estate Winery. Sarah and I have always enjoyed Gray Monk wines, so they were a must see destination for us. The trip took longer than planned due to the slow traffic through Kelowna. So we skipped some vineyards on our list. We made sure to see a few of the vineyards that Sarah's colleague Craig recommended. The "must see" on Craig's list (ha ha) was definitely worth seeing. Rollingdale Winery was a simple winery housed in a Quonset hut with a dirt road for a driveway. By far the lowest scale of production we had seen. But they had the most amazing organic wines that they generously shared with us. It was also one of the least busy tasting rooms we visited so the tasting with the host was very personal. They were one of the most expensive places we saw, but totally worth the cost per bottle. We will surely be back the next time we tour the Okanagan.

On our way back south we stopped for dinner at The Gasthaus On The Lake in Peachland. It was a very authentic German restaurant that is right on the waterfront. The food was awesome. I highly recommend the pretzel for an appy with a mug of their house lager.

Due to our oversleeping and the long drive north and back, which was full of non-stop spectacular views, we had to fore go visiting some of the wineries we had planned on seeing. But that is fine because we will surely be returning next year.

Stuff happened

The past week was good. So good I will use point form again. (I like the point form)

-Paid for the Trabin on the Sunshine Coast. (trailer-cabin)

-Took the car in for an oil change. (80,000 km beotches!)

-Out with the old boss, in with the new. (Bye Bye Rose)

-Moved into our new office. (Mmmmmm paint fumes)

-Getting ready for our trip to wine country. (Watched "Sideways" 6 times)

-Didn't make the top 20 for the Peak Performance Project. (Bands you can already hear on the radio deserve the chance to make it on the radio more than we do)

I know point form is lazy. I never claimed to be not lazy.

Weakly Update

It has been a pretty slow week. I am going to write the bulk of this post in point form.

-Sarah got a new wedding dress.

-I have a new boss. (This is a good thing)

-My left big toe hurts. (I think I have gout)

-I rekindled my love for Advance Wars Dual Strike on the DS.

-I got to hang out and play video games with Alex and Chris. (it has been far too long)

-I had a bratwurst sausage moment. (F%#@ it was good)

That just about wraps up another week.

A day late?

Well I said I would post weekly. 

The highlight of the past week would have to be when Chris, Ryan, and I went north of Squamish and found the site for my bachelor party camping trip. It's sweet. Lots of room to goof around and it's not in a provincial park, so we can be as loud and obnoxious as we want. It will be a blast.

On Thursday, Ryan, Geoff, and I did an acoustic rehearsal in the park near Ryan's place. We were just playing on a park bench in the evening when a couple of guys came over to listen. They liked us so much they went and got us beer! It was great to gain some new fans.

See you next week!

Well it works for TV shows

I think this is going to be a weekly thing for a while. I will post more if I feel up to it, but I'm not promising anything.

So since my last post the biggest news would be that Sarah and I are now part owners of a cabin on the Sunshine Coast. I went up there on Monday to check it out. It is a bit of a fixer-upper but it was a great deal. And now we have a nice place to get away to pretty much any time we want. It's in a trailer "resort" in a small town called Madeira Park. It is a cute little town with all the amenities you could need on a vacation, including a liquor store. The area really reminds me of the town Mamere lived in that I would visit every summer when I was growing up. I hope some day I can get a boat to put in the water up there.

Other than that, it was a normal week. We had dinner with the family on Sunday to celebrate the latest batch of birthdays. I figured out how to record my bass directly onto my computer, so once I get the editing part figured out I will start posting stuff to be heard. 

So it shouldn't be too hard to post weekly, and if I feel inspired, I will post sooner.

Finally

So I am finally posting. It has been too long and I feel bad for neglecting my blog, even though no one reads it (except you Michelle).

Lets see...

I guess the most interesting things since my last post were attending a good friend's wedding, and seeing Fleetwood Mac live. 

Sarah's best friend, and her Maid of Honour, Janna got married to Travis Deglow on Saturday, May 16th. It was a wonderful wedding. The ceremony was at a nice church in New Westminster. It was a touching ceremony (and short!) followed by a group photo of the wedding party and all the guests outside of the church.

The reception was at a fancy hotel in down town Vancouver called The Marriot Renaissance. It was great. The food was really good. I had one of the best steaks I have ever eaten. The dancing was fun and Janna and Travis put a lot of thought into the decor and favors. It was an awesome wedding. 

Sarah and I decided to stay in a fancy hotel across the street that night. It was a Marriot as well, called The Pinnacle. It was very nice and had a good view of the Burrard Inlet and the North Shore. 

Seeing Fleetwood Mac live can be summed up in two words. Mind blowing! 

Music is my religion, and seeing them live was a holy experience. It was a real pleasure seeing them live. 

So that is about it. I could go on about less exciting things, but I have a feeling that my next bunch of posts will be more day to day type stuff so I will refrain this time.