Hey everyone!
So its been a couple days since we made it back from our short yet eventful vacation in Vancouver... we're still recouperating, and just yesterday I landed myself a fever and am just now starting to feel normal again.

Although we had a great time all around on vacation (other than the fantastic vancouver weather) we're excited to get back to the grind and keep workin it.

I came back to my job and almost immediately I was given a raise! So that's pretty cool and was a nice way to come back to my job. Mia also has a couple other money making opportunities that will be coming up, including working at the Stampede (any of your guys coming or what?!?!) and also to help clean her office that she is currently working in. For the amount of work she'll make a good chunk of money, so that's sweet as well.

As for me, I'm planning on doing up a website for my sister's business, and also start taking in computers here at home to repair. Not to mention writing music, since now I have all my gear with me :) Expect to hear some new music from me in the near future! Man o man its been a while, and the ideas are swirling nonstop, lemme tell you.

Anyway, enough with all that, and onto some of the pictures!

A shot of Mia and I at the quaylesgate winery.. we went for a magnificent dinner and obviously purchased some wine for the trip. Kelowna was definitely a good way to kick the trip off..

A shot of me on my horse "Belle". Mia found us a nice horseback riding ranch on the web and we went for just an amazing ride up in the hills high above Westbank. I got the biggest horse they had, and we made a darn good team!







Another shot of my hunny and I on our horses. If you ever have the chance to make your way to Westbank, I would highly recommend going to "Mandy and Me".. we had a fantastic time!







Here is Maria lounging atop the terrace @ mission hill winery. We decided to "take the plunge" and go for some lunch and wine there after our horse rides. As you can see, the view is quite something. Mia drank a bit too much wine and was a little tipsy, but all in all it was an amazing day!







And here we are now in Seattle.. we were blessed with a beautiful day to go and do some sightseeing. Mia had never been to Seattle before, so we went all around the downtown core, hit up Experience Music Project, and eventually the Pike Place Market. So much to see!!







Lemme just start by saying that my family is the BEST! My rents threw a wonderful BBQ for us and everyone came out.. it was so great to see everyone together and thanks to everyone who helped to make it happen, particularily my parents who worked their butts off. When the bocce balls come out though, its all business!!






and lastly but not leastly, here is a shot of my siblings and me.. dont we look fab-u-luss?? This was the night before we left and we decided to go and throw some bowling balls. Obviously Mikey came out on top.. I was having an off night.. like all nights that I go and bowl! :(






We have lots more pics but it would take quite a while to post them all, so you'll just have to live with these ones. All in all our trip was so wonderful, and it was great to see everyone, do some shopping, and go explore. Although the drives were long, we took them in stride and made it back safely.

We'll probably find our way back out at Christmas time, so I guess until then, thanks again to everyone that we got to see and take care. Hopefully some of you will show up for Stampede!

Enjoy the pics!
V signing off