Friends & Family Good eats

a dinner fit for a diva

June 9, 2013 – 1:20 am
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one of the perks of being back in vancouver is … free and plentiful babysitting! we went on a double-date with our dear friends waymen and lynna, to “diva at the met” for some fine dining. the food was wonderful as expected and really interesting with its persian twist. the pre-meal “snack”. can’t exactly recall read more »

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a morning at granville island

June 5, 2013 – 3:30 am
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it was a perfect sunny day to play tourist and so we went to granville island for some sightseeing and lunch. the boat behind “kids only” was a hit. i still remember when i was little and i was convinced that only kids were allowed in the store (because that’s what the sign said). meandering read more »

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green onion pancakes

June 3, 2013 – 2:44 am
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we’ve missed grandma’s cooking… in particular her delicious chinese green onion pancakes! helping. frying. eating.

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Church Friends & Family

community campfire

June 1, 2013 – 2:40 am
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before heading to vancouver for our summer visit, we spent time with our church community group fellowshipping over food and then a campfire set up right in the driveway. roasted marshmallows for dessert!

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middleton place

May 23, 2013 – 3:49 am
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on our roadtrip back home, we stayed an extra day in charleston for some much needed rest. we stayed 20 mins outside of the city at the inn at middleton place, a lovely retreat set in the midst of woods and water next to the middleton place plantation. in fact, the (expensive) entry fee to read more »

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back to magic kingdom (part two)

May 21, 2013 – 6:52 pm
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time to meet some famous friends! hurrying to pete’s silly sideshow to meet minnie, daisy, goofy and donald. oh, the anticipation… after a good pep talk, she was a bit nervous at first but eventually got the hang of it. with the positive momentum, we decided we had to pay mickey another visit. remember the read more »

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back to magic kingdom (part one)

May 20, 2013 – 5:54 pm
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our last day at Disney World was also Mother’s Day! i was treated with room service pancakes and mother’s day cards. we returned to Magic Kingdom ready for a marathon 13 hour day! we did lots of rides… we walked through a magic mirror and met belle and lumiere for story time at “enchanted tales read more »

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animal kingdom

May 19, 2013 – 1:03 am
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we spent day two at Animal Kingdom, which was a great change in pace and scenery. a highlight was definitely the kilimanjaro safari ride. going down the fastpass lane… we saw so many animals, the giraffes walked right up next to the car! then we explored more trails which had even more animals to see. read more »

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the happiest place on earth

May 18, 2013 – 12:37 am
mk14

we planned to spend three days in the theme parks. day one we went to magic kingdom of course! hardest part was getting there. we opted to drive rather than shuttle from the hotel, then walk, then ferry. pretty hot and crowded by the time we got there. not too happy yet… straight to fantasyland read more »

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WDW roadtrip (day 2): Downtown Disney

May 17, 2013 – 12:50 pm
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finally after another 5 hour day of driving, we arrived! checking-in and checking out the hotel disney store, while waiting for a certain dedicated ee ee to arrive… getting a taste of Disney at Downtown Disney. searching for Mr. Potato parts. Precious Moments Seven Dwarves!

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