Visiting with mom in Abbotsford
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We just got back from Abbotsford (past 1am), heading out from Chris and Vanessa's at about 11pm. But that's still an early night for us.
Heading out from our place earlier, we left around 11am; an accident on I-5 delayed us, and we arrived at 1405, picking up McDonald's fries first since Honey hadn't eaten (I had brought a bagel).
So let's see… I'm writing this so much later. We went to John and Sharon's condo first, and Mom was there, and we visited for a while. She had brought us (me) some Kendal Mint Cake and Turkish Delight, two of my favorite English confections, which was very kind.
The three of us decided to head out to a local British themed tea store and then a local park, and would meet up with the rest of the relatives at Chris and Vanessa's (and Graham and Wendy's—it's a big split house) later on for some Chinese takeout.
I picked up some Cadbury's Chocolate Buttons and McVities Fruit Shortcake biscuits (cookies) at the English tea room—I wanted to get some jelly babies but they were far too dear—and then we headed to Centennial Park in Abbotsford, around Mill Lake, to walk.
We had a nice walk around the lake, returned to the car, and drove to Chris and Vanessa's.
The Chinese takeout was quite good; there was plenty to eat and good conversation, part of which was about the problem of Indian and other professionals (doctors, engineers, and so on) coming to Canada (and, by extension, the US) but their accreditation not being recognized so they end up driving cabs and having to redo education that they've already done, which is even more tragic considering the demand for such skills in Canada especially.
Books finished: Lord of Chaos.
We just got back from Abbotsford (past 1am), heading out from Chris and Vanessa's at about 11pm. But that's still an early night for us.
I picked up some Cadbury's Chocolate Buttons and McVities Fruit Shortcake biscuits (cookies) at the English tea room—I wanted to get some jelly babies but they were far too dear—and then we headed to Centennial Park in Abbotsford, around Mill Lake, to walk.
We had a nice walk around the lake, returned to the car, and drove to Chris and Vanessa's.