Spring is *almost* here. Yes, even in British Columbia, where rain and recently, snow have dictated our weather. We look out the window and it’s beautiful and sunny. Still a little chilly as far as temperature goes, but the *look* of it all is deceiving! It looks gorgeous outside! All the leaves are coming back on the trees, and the flowers are blooming. Everywhere I look, there are beautiful trees all around us. Makes me appreciate and remember why I love living here so much, even despite the gloomy rain half of the year. Hah! The maple trees are here, the Elm trees are blooming, the evergreens, of course, are always green. But still, it’s nice to see that green is coming back in style!

Today, I’m taking Lily Bean with me to Bellingham to visit with some friends. A long day for the little one. Hopefully she won’t mind too much and will be a good sport about it. Dave isn’t coming with us, so today is our first “outing” together, she and I — at least for that long of a period. I’m excited. We have a lunch date AND a dinner date. I hope she eats well today. She’s so distracted when we have company or when we do something different that’s outside of our normal daily routine. We shall see. I’m just waiting for her to wake up so I can get her ready and so we can go!