I’ve been in Vancouver for a work event this week and took the opportunity to catch up with friends and enjoy all that the city has to offer.

Day 1: Met up with Praise for lunch and ran with her in Richmond in between mom errands.Had dinner with JP, Louisa, and Kiefer. The sushi in this city is so fresh.Day 2: Ran 18km solo to downtown Vancouver before church. Discovered the dedicated bike/run trail (which the locals hate 😂) and fell even more in love with this city. Of all the routes I could have taken, I ended up running past the MEC head office. It was meant to be.Walked Kitsilano beach with JP and Louisa after lunch while Keifer napped in his stroller. I used to hang out at this coffee shop a lot.Met up with Dave and Aimee for dinner. Raptors won! 😄Day 3: Worked during the day and had a work dinner at night. Feet were so sore from wearing heels. Switched to wearing my Converse for the rest of the week.

Day 4: Met up with Josh after the conference. Went for a walk along the seawall, had some tacos, and finished off the evening at Cheesecake Etc, my favourite cheesecake place in the world.Day 5: After the conference ended for the day, I ran to the Vancouver Running Company and joined them to run to a Lululemon Global Running Day event. Bumped into an old friend (Nancy), met some new friends (Ryan and Louise), and had the best ice cream ever.Day 6: After the conference ended, I took my coworkers to the seawall.Met up with Johann at Phnom Pehn to have the famous chicken wings, among other things.Day 7: JP took the day off and we hiked The Chief in Squamish. It was pouring rain when we left Vancouver but it became perfectly sunny when we got to the trail. We bought fresh bahn mi to eat at the top. Life doesn’t get much better than this.Day 8: Ran the seawall with Aaron. It was 17km of bliss.Drove to Richmond to meet Lily who has a badass cast from rupturing her Achilles and was wheeling around in a scooter like a boss.Met up with Emma in the afternoon in Steveston but forgot to take a picture!Had a bbq dinner at home with JP and Louisa. I was very well fed.Louisa (who is 8 months pregnant) was craving donuts all week so we all benefited from her craving. 😋Day 9: Louise (Nancy’s friend) picked me up for a MEC Trail running clinic in Lynn Canyon. I’m so in love with Vancouver.For my last meal in Vancouver, I was glad that I was able to go to Louisa’s baby shower. The high tea was scrumptious and delightful.Now it’s back to reality. I’ll have to eat spinach, beets, and sweet potatoes all day every day next week to pay penance for my sins. 🤣🤣🤣