wow how time flies!!

i cant believe that its friday already!! thats crazy, this week has flown in and therefore means that theres a lot to tell you about. well the main news of the week is
1) i have just landed myself a full time job in veras burger shack
2) it was canada day yesterday and it was amazing!!

in the middle of the street the parade was on

1) so the job - woowoo!! i know in my last blog i was telling you about having a job in an icecream shop, well after i got back from the trail there, i had a missed call on my phone from a place id left my resume in the day before. so i rang it back and it was veras, the woman (rose)then said shed just sent me an email too incase shed got the wrong no. anwayyysss to cut a story short, she wanted me in for an interview/to meet herself and her daughter as i had met the husband the day before. its a family run business and so they offered me i trail for friday (today)! so im just back from there and i got the job! Im pretty much stand at the till and take the orders, the way it works is that there is a selection of different standard burgers but then you can chose what toppings you want, so i just have to take the order, key it all in and hey presto! the language barrier might take a little bit of time to get used to as i found myself saying that will be 12 pounds 80 please instead of dollars etc! and pronouncing tomato as tamato etc but il get there!! but yea the other sister was there, she also works there at weekends so she kept me right and it went pretty well. aparently friday nights are their busiest so i suppose it was a good thing to get thrown in at the deep end, but yea it was really fun and i got my veras t-shirt! woowoo! (just incase ur wondering, i rang the icecream place and told them id got a full job, they didnt seem bothered at all so i think its all fine) so yea, i have my first proper shift tomorrow night so looking forward to that! all the staff seem lovely and it seems like its gonna be really good banter and fun too! il keep you updated!
check out http://www.verasburgershack.com for more info on veras finest burgers!

2) canada day

sporting my canada top

sooooo yesterday was canada day, and lots of fun was had. kerry, grant and myself got our red gettup on and hit the streets.

myself, grant and kerry being very typical tourists

theres was tonnes of different things on to see and do. street entertainers, a parade, fireworks etc! it was really cool just seeing everyone out on the streets and enjoying the atmosphere! it was the perfect opportunity to be a total tourist and not having a care in the world about doing so - i even had my camera around my neck to prove it! there was a few typical tourist photos snapped up too...we have noticed that chinese/asian tourists, (which there are a lot of here) have a rather amusing pose, of kneeling down a little bit with a peace sign on the go. its a good one! so yea, we went exploring around canada place - a big landmark building here, and then over to granville island. both places had lots of different things to watch and keep us amused. after this we went to watch the parade, pulled up a pew, well plonked our bums on the pavement, and waited for the parade to start! it was really good, lots of different groups and bands etc and just soaked up the atmosphere! then we headed to stanley park to watch the fireworks. it wasnt the sunniest of days yesterday so it got a bit chilly but it was fun. the fireworks were pretty good but i must say i was a little let down. maybe we are just a bit spoiled on guy fawkes day in scotland but the atmosphere and everything was great too. got back home and hit the hay, went out like a light and snoozed away!

soooo that brings me to today. i got to speak to my sister, jill, this morning so that was veryyy fun! i havent been speaking to her since i got out here so it was really good to hear her voice again and get a good catch up! :) then coz the sun was shining i decided it was the perfect day for a nice run. ive been trying to keep my running up while im here and with lots and lots of running routes about i have no excuse. the most popular one here is the stanley park seawall; its a 10k round trip and usually i just run a bit of the way and then turn back so usually do about 8k. today the sun and i think just a general happy feeling kept me going and i completed the 10k - wooowooo!!!

so yea, im now pretty pooped so i have the feet up and im watching some classy us tv - "say yes to the dress"

hope you are all good and are having a good weekend! keep in touch xxx