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Canada Day Long Weekend

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Canada Day falls on a Friday this year which means a long weekend. It's our first Canada Day as citizens of our new home, and below is how we spent the weekend. Thursday: Movie Date After working hours, we went straight to Marine Gateway and had dinner at  Tim Hortons . But, more importantly, we watched Lightyear at Cineplex. I need Sox in my life. Afterwards, we grabbed groceries from T&T. I can't wait to prepare the kimchi fried rice and okonomiyaki we got. Friday: Canada Together celebration at Canada Place For the first time ever since moving to Canada, we decided to head to Downtown Vancouver and enjoy the festivities at Canada Place. The main stage of the "Canada Together" event. We started the day by walking across Granville Bridge to Canada Place. We stopped by Tim Hortons at Hornby Street because Jomar requested we get the S'mores Iced Capp, and I agreed only if we pass by a Tims location. View from Granville Bridge (n

RBC Race for the Kids | Fundraising Fun Run for BC Children's Hospital

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Happy Sunday! I wanted to watch the BC Lions season opener last night, but I need to sleep early because I'm "running" (walking/jogging) the following day. I registered to run 5 kilometres during the RBC Race for the Kids. Nat Bailey Parking Lot My husband is a runner. He did a half-marathon last month, and here I am doing my 5km. My hope (goal) is to hopefully continue losing weight and be able to run with him. I am just happy to lose a bit of weight since last year that jogging doesn't hurt my knee anymore because it can carry my weight. Yay for small wins! We started the day early and went straight to the parking lot behind Nat Bailey Stadium. I got my Hero Cape for fundraising more than $500 for BC Children's Hospital, and we enjoyed the day. I'm running, but Jomar is not, so he has all my things and will wait for me at the finish line. My leg cramped during the 2nd an