Good times in the sun, bad results for our teams
On Sunday afternoon I went to pick Lou up from Vancouver Airport after her two week break in the UK, it couldn't have come soon enough. It was only for 2 weeks but it was the longest time we'd been apart in 7 years and towards the end of the 2nd week we were really starting to miss each other, as corny as that may sound to others! Lou's flight was delayed by two hours and her flight back was an hour longer than usual (because they had to fly around the Volcanic Ash). By the time Lou touched down in Vancouver she was feeling very tired, she'd spent 12.5 hours on the airplane alone not counting the time it took getting to and from the airports. Despite this though she managed to stay awake until 10pm (to try and limit the jet-lag) before getting a well deserved good nights rest.
The weather in Vancouver has been glorious for the past 4 or 5 days, it's been in the 20's most of the time and I've been in shorts and t-shirts most days. We're really starting to think we should look at getting that previously mentioned air conditioning unit sooner rather than later incase it gets as hot as last year. On Monday we decided to head over to North Vancouver on the SeaBus for a look around, it was a good excuse to get out and enjoy the sun. We'd been there twice before and each time it had rained so this time it was third time lucky! We had a relaxing walk around the streets and the seafront area, got a few things from the shops and then went to the Lonsdale Quay market. We had lunch there too as we had spotted a fish & chip place whilst walking about and although we waited a while it was delicious. After a couple of hours we made our way home and spent the night catching up on all the programs which had accumulated on the PVR whilst Lou was away.
On Tuesday Lou was back to work but she started in the middle of what would have been a 4 day shift pattern so that meant she only had to work that day and today (Wednesday). On Tuesday evening we watched the hockey on TV but unfortunately the Canucks were knocked out of the play-offs by Chicago, it was a big disappointment. There's a tradition amongst hockey fans here where all the men don't shave during the play-offs. My beard is starting to get quite long but I guess I can now shave it off, it was getting a bit annoying but I'd rather have kept it if it meant the Canucks were still in the Stanley Cup.
Today I watched Leicester on TV in their play-off match second leg against Cardiff. I was lucky the game was broadcast over here, but I wasn't so lucky with the result. For those who don't know already, we got knocked out on penalties after 120 minutes of intense football. I won't write a match report but the team did really well and put in 100% effort, we just didn't get the luck in the shootout. I was totally immersed in the match and forgot I was 4,400 miles away, it didn't stop me cheering them on that's for sure. At one point Leicester were leading the game 3-2, I couldn't help but shout at the top of my voice with joy each time we scored, luckily I don't think our neighbours were home! I'm absolutely gutted for the team, it's been a great season for the guys and it's a shame the dream is over but I'm still proud to be a fox and hopefully we can build upon this next season. I was hoping we'd get to the Premier League not only for the obvious reasons but also because it would mean I would see my beloved team on TV a bit more. I've now got my hope on England doing well in the World Cup so that at least one of my teams have some glory this year!


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