Baseball season is underway, and so begins the best time of the year. Vancouver weather is turning, weekend markets are opening, and people have already started wearing insufficient clothing (yes I am talking to you, guy whose shirt didn’t pass the belly test). It has been too long since my last blog post, but I am hoping to get back on track. Work has been very busy for me. Things are ramping up right now and the engineering department has been fighting to keep up. This is great, it just means I spend a lot more time at work and come home not wanting to look at a computer screen.
In Major League Baseball action, my Giants are on a terror and my Red Sox are making it possible for other teams to be on a terror. It seems the success of my favorite teams is inversely proportional. It is great to see San Francisco doing well though, the bay could use some success. Keep an eye on the Giants this year… the only thing they lack is depth in case of injury.
A lot has gone on since my last post. Amy and I visited family in Bellingham, WA for Easter (Glenn and Priya). We attended the farmer’s market up there and sampled some of the local IPA at lunch, along with some sweet potato fries. Good stuff on all counts. The highlight of the trip was being around little kids for Easter. Glenn and Priya have a 2.5 year old and a 7 month old. Also, we got to try some authentic Indian food as prepared by Priya. Delicious lamb curry was served to my delight.
We went home to Merrill for my sister’s baby shower. I still cannot believe that I will be an uncle soon, it is awesome! It was nice to be back and see everyone. I will always love the high desert and the weather was excellent. We visited with family and some great friends that we really miss up North. Shooting trap and some 0.22 blasting always hits the spot. It is so hard to come back to work after a weekend like that.
Amy and I are really enjoying Vancouver, realizing more and more how much we like it here. I have joined a softball league with games on Monday. We have joined a gym up here that we enjoy. Last weekend we went to Ester Shore Park in downtown Vancouver and spent some time perusing the farmer’s market. If you are in town on a Saturday or Sunday you should definitely check this out. The food vendors are diverse and the local products are really high quality. It doesn’t have quite the variety of the Portland Saturday Market, but it has its own flavor. I tried paella at the farmer’s market in Vancouver and I have become a fan!
We have recently met the neighbors up here in the Couve. We were hanging out one night and saw them outside (two sets of neighbors) drinking something in red cups. I, knowing that red cups are the universal sign of good times and never contain non-mischievous liquid, went over to introduce them to my wife and me. We immediately hit it off with them and proceeded to drink McNaughton (yeah, that’s right, just like old times) and BS. It is certainly nice to know people close to you. We really enjoy our neighborhood.
I hope to get back to regularly posting again. I miss blogging and realize that I need to take time, no matter how busy work and life become.
