9 months

I can't believe we have been here for 9 months already. The time has totally flown by. I'm glad we didn't just come out here on a year's work visa!

I thought it would be a good time to document some of my favourite moments, experiences and memories since I got here, in sort of chronological order.

Arriving – just being in the city again, not knowing what was to come but excited about the possibilities.

Lazy sunny days at English Bay/Sunset Beach

Canucks v Flames pre-season game, seeing Luongo in action

The 2 hours sitting in the sun on the rocks at Sunset Beach after deciding to quit Urban Fare

Both hearing good news on the job front within half an hour of each other. Having lived like poor people for the previous month we were unsure of how we should celebrate!

Evening strolls at Coal Harbour, waiting for the 9 o’clock gun to go off.

Arriving back from our short trip to England, really feeling like we were coming home

Seeing the mountains and ocean every day

Cheap good food – especially food courts and the abundance of sushi

Cycling the seawall around Stanley Park, English Bay, Sunset Beach and Yaletown

Finding out that my job is much better than my last

Discovering the world’s best burrito

Discovering the best cheap margheritas in Vancouver

Becoming a true Canucks fan

Hiking Lynn Canyon and Lynn Headwaters

The first snow

Snowshoeing for the first time at Cypress Mountain

New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Yale with tequila and Blues

Mum and Dad coming to stay

Finding a new friend in Kirsty when she came to visit

Galliano Island – ferry sailing, hikes, views, finding Boomer and the log cabin with its wood burning stove

Settling into our new flash apartment

Discovering nachos in Original Joe’s

Getting engaged

Discovering beautiful heritage houses

Walking the seawall from Monk McQueens to Kits

Amazing Spring blossom

Volunteering at ivy pulling in Stanley Park

Ade and Ellie arriving. Celebrating my birthday and new old job with them.

Cruising up Indian Arm

Kayaking on False Creek

Hearing the news that my job is to become permanent

Seaplane flight above the city

Special dinners – Christmas dinner with Jack and his mum and friends at the Sylvia Hotel, revolving around at Cloud 9 with mum and dad, our engagement celebration dinner at Granville Island Hotel, Celebrating Ade and Ellie’s arrival at Monk McQueens.