Whew! The last of the overseas family has gone home today. As much as I love having the extended family around - they were emotionally and physically draining . :-) I can now put away my ear plugs and sleep "normally". The weekend was very hectic with family dinners and going to Nick & Lisa's engagement party. Lisa's family hosted it at their beautiful home in West Vancouver. The couple are to be married New Year's Eve 2007. Chicky is one of the groomsmen. He's happy to get to share in the celebration. It's amusing to see the friendship dynamic that he has with Nick & Lisa. They are close and tend to joke around with each other - not the same way that Chris does with him but equally amusing. The most popular question to Chicky that night was "when are you moving?" :-) I think he has pressure to find a place soon (before Nick's wedding). Who knows - maybe he'll even cave in and move back to Coquitlam. That would save us from commuting back and forth on the weekends. He's resistant though as he currently enjoys the short commute to Richmond and is unwilling to sacrifice it to be closer to friends/family.
Now the "fun" part begins. We have till the weekend to clean and organize the house. The kids that are renting next semester move in on the weekend and right now it's a mess down there. Did I tell you that the next set of kids is a couple that is 18 years old, works at the mall and have only known each other for a year. :-) They're going to have a rude awakening with living each other for the first time! Oh well - that's the life when you rent to students. Plus I've got furniture coming out of my ears! :-) I think the cars will have to be evicted from the garage just so that we can store some of the furniture. Anyone interested in turning their home into an IKEA showroom?!
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