Where's Edgar?

Lets start where I left off.

We hopped on the bus and went to Stanley Park. Since it was raining so we just went to the aquarium and did not explore the park (like we had wanted to). The aquarium was interesting. My favorite part is still the sea otters and the jellyfish. After the aquarium we did some more shopping and then tried to go to Science World. There was absolutely no parking so we decided to skip out on Science World and go next time. We then picked up Becky from work and caught up on each others lives. We then went to Red Robin. I was super excited to try another new restaurant. I had this VERY SPICY chicken burger. Usually I can handle spice but wow I did not expect that. It was so good though. We watched LOST and went to bed.

Thursday, March 19
We slept in and had breakfast. Then we took Sarah for another first, IKEA. She had never been to an IKEA before so it was a must. Someday I want an IKEA house :) After envying all of the new things at IKEA we went to this great restaurant where I had my first taste of Indian food. It was sooo good. Once our bellies were full we went on a search for dessert....gelato. Becky knew of this great place that only serves gelato and had like 40 flavours. It was sooo good. Sarah had her first gelato.


To end the day we went to Value Village and found some new games, cd's, and clothes. I miss having a thrift store. We spent the evening relaxing and watched the Office. Have to get my tv fixes :)

Friday, March 20
After saying our goodbye's we began our drive home. We drove all the way to Grande Prairie. Once we reached our hotel we went to check-in and discovered a line up of 6 guys. They were a part of a reggae band and would be playing that night. They really wanted us to come to their show but we were so exhausted after our drive and had to wake up early to drive the next morning so we didn't go.

Saturday, March 21: Final Day!
We met up with David in Fort St. John and made a final stop at Wal-Mart and McD's before heading home. We convoyed home and unpacked. George was excited to see me and didn't leave my side until today. I think that she was scared that I would leave again. Overall it was a great road trip! I can't wait until my trek up north for my half-marathon walk and my trip to Ontario in July.

We are currently visiting the Southern part of our wonderful province of British Columbia. We went to Victoria and now we are exploring Vancouver. Here is how our trip has gone so far.
Friday, March 13
After school we loaded up Sarah's car, grabbed a coffee, picked up Chelsea and hit the open road. I entertained the girls with singing and excellent dance moves as we made our way to Grande Prairie. Once the "Golden Arches" of McDonald's came into view at Fort St. John I made them pull in so that we could have a feast of grease. Oh how I miss McDonald's. The taste is ever so enjoyable until the sick feeling returns and you realize that you have made a horrible mistake. Maybe it is a good thing that we don't have one in Fort Nelson. We arrived in Grande Prairie close to midnight. We went up to our room...or so we thought. Sarah tried several times to get the key to work in the door only to find that a man was already staying in there. He was not happy to be awakened to someone trying to break into his hotel room at 12am. We had to travel back down to the main floor to explain that there was a room mix-up. We finally got an unoccupied room and went to sleep.

Saturday, March 14
We woke up at 4am (BC time) and hit the road again. We traveled all the way from Grande Prairie to Victoria. We stopped in Grande Cashe and beautiful Jasper. We became confused in the crazy city of Kamloops (where we made the mistake of eating 7-Eleven....bad times). We arrived at the ferries around 8:00 just in time to get in line for the 9:00 ferry. This was my first time ever going on a ferry so I was pretty excited. We tried to go outside but the wind was so strong and it was rainy and just not enjoyable. Edgar as usual found a way to get into trouble all along the way. We got off the ferry and made our way to our destination...Victoria. We arrived at 11:00pm and fell into a deep sleep an hour later.

After eating a delicious meal we headed over to the Museum and then wandered around downtown. We went over to Fifth Street for supper and then went out for a movie. It was so nice to be able to choose what we wanted to watch. Fort Nelson chooses for you :)

Monday, March 16
We spent the day downtown despite the slush and rain that fell from the sky. For lunch we stopped at the Cactus Club and met up with some of Chelsea's friends. It was a nice rest. Once we had full bellies we headed over the Wax Museum. The people looked so real. In the torture chamber a head actually moves! I think that I may have gasped (it made me jump). After the torture chamber we made our way to the happy part of the museum...story land. We saw Walt Disney and Snow White and many others....I rocked out with Elvis :) After a long day of shopping and walking around we spent the night at the apartment and relaxed.

Tuesday, March 17
St. Patrick's Day!! Sarah and I woke up early and made our way to Vancouver. We said good-bye to Chelsea and arrived just in time for the 9:00am ferry. We found our way to Robson St. and spent time shopping and hopped on the Big Bus. We went to Granville Island and the Art Gallery. We ended the day at my Uncle's house in West Vancouver. We saw the ocean and enjoyed being locked out of the house (only for 45 min). After saying our hello's we went to The Boathouse for a wonderful meal by the ocean. It was such a nice day.

Wednesday, March 18
That is today and we are getting ready to start the day. We are planning on going to Science World, the Aquarium (Stanley Park), the countdown clock, and more shopping! I will write more about our adventures later. Have a great day!!

Hello Everyone!
It has been a busy couple of months. Here is the latest update on the Life of Amber and Edgar.
We are currently still in Fort Nelson but have left once and are leaving again.

Ryan's Birthday
Ryan was turning 25 so we had a little party to help him celebrate. I had a Toronto Maple Leaf themed party. I made Ryan a hockey rink cake and had little cupcake pucks.

We had a bunch of people over. Ate, drank and went dancing. It was a great night!

Hot Springs
Edgar, I and seven of our friends went to the Liard Hot Springs. It is 4 hours north of Fort Nelson. It is an outdoor hot spring in the middle of nature.
We went to the Hot Spring and relaxed before spending the night at the Northern Rockies Lodge.
Sarah and I made snow angels, the guys watched the hockey game, and we had some wonderful noise complaints. Who thought that talking and some music could be such a hassle. The next day we packed up and went to the hot springs to enjoy it one last time. Edgar left his mark as we left.
It was a great weekend.

Sarah's Birthday
Sarah turned 24 and we had to celebrate in style. We all dressed up and went to the nicest restaurant in town, the One.
After a delicious meal we went on a scavenger hunt around town to find some of Sarah's favourite things. We had a blast!

Next weekend Sarah, Chelsea and I are road tripping down to Vancouver and Victoria for Spring Break. We are going to drive non-stop and enjoy the city life. I will be posting pictures and an update after our trip.Have a great day!