the Left Coast report

I've just flown into Vancouver from Seattle.

It's been a brilliant few days. Spent some good good times with all kinds of family, and seeing Luke again was really fun. I ate 4 pounds of fruit in 15 minutes. I've swum in the Pacific twice -- let's hope my courage holds when it comes to the Atlantic. =)

I went kayaking Sunday afternoon in False Creek around Vancouver... it was divine. I saw a sea otter, can you believe it? What the heck was it doing there? Kind of surreptitious, popping its head just above water. And of course, so cute. It's the sort of thing you can only see when you're really on the water, in a kayak. Then I beached my kayak and went swimming (it was hot for vancouver), and i couldn't stop giggling the whole time. =D I am so completely enjoying this vacation.

So far I've spent the right amount of time with the right people, it's all worked out so so well. I'm completely blessed.

My mom's side of the family is so cool, they're so laid back and funny and friendly & generous. Her cousins are the extended family I never had growing up. It's such a gift to discover you have an amazing extended family, full of great people, that you had it all along, and can always draw on it.

I spent 2 days biking & chillaxing around Seattle with my uncle vic. The weather has been unbeatable. We spent hours today just vegging in the grass watching cute daycamp kids run squealing in & out of a magnificent water ballet fountain. And I've got a hole in my hand because i fell off a bike, but that's another stupid story.

okay, so, remind me of all this when i get a trip hangover next week, okay?