Jun 12, 2016
It was a long day
We were driving by 4:10AM last Friday. The girls settled in side by side and slept the entire way.
The forecast included rain showers and we had our share but it wasn’t a bad drive into Vancouver.
The fog came and went for a bit but finally receded.
We did not want to be late for my 11AM appointment and being it was Friday rush hour we were concerned. Nice how they have these signs on the highway. Traffic was perfect, not one accident or delay. We were extremely fortunate. We stopped at the rest area in Langley to feed the girls and to use the facilities. The girls were so good the entire trip, they ate, did their business and were asleep five minutes after we started the final leg of the drive.
I had never seen a sign like this before. All about saving the trees, if you are a high vehicle move to the center lane. Love this area of the city, old homes and old trees and fabulous flowers.
We got there early, scouted out the medical building and parking, then headed down to False Creek for a walk. It was very damp and the bitterly cold wind just cut through you. We didn’t walk for too long.
Colin and I were overwhelmed at the housing density. In the last 13 years the city has exploded and it was busy way back then when we lived there. The land were all those apartments you see used to be just be an industrial area and a lot of vacant space. It was flat and boring. Then Expo 86 was built on the land that the City of Vancouver bought. Eventually all the pavilions were sold to commercial businesses and moved out of the area. That is when the landscape began to change. So glad we don’t live there any longer.
The testing was intense and tiring and expensive. My choice, as I would rather have a diagnosis now than wait 3 months, give or take, for the free health care tests. Fortunately I could afford private testing, so many can’t. I was relieved to see some top medical people and to have used state of the art equipment for the two tests I did. For one of the tests I was using the only machine of this caliber in Canada. Now we wait for the reports. Meanwhile I have a few more appointments this coming week and another really yucky test.
The girls stayed in the car while Colin went back and forth to check on them. I couldn’t believe how good they were the entire trip. They are always good dogs but they were almost angelic.
We hit rush hour complete with accidents on the way home. We stopped in Chilliwack to feed them and to pick up a fish burger for us. Thank goodness we were able to use the HOV lane.
We are paying 123.9 per liter here in Kelowna and in the lower mainland it was all over the place. The lowest we saw was 109.9.
Saw this just before we reached Hope.
We got home in the dark about 9:45PM. A long day indeed. We were all happy to be home. I had done a really stupid thing at 3:30AM while getting ready, slammed my hand down on the granite counter top reaching for my watch, guess I was so sleepy that I miss judged the depth. Another big ouch, I hurt my left ring finger rather badly. I kept it on ice all the way into Vancouver and home again. At least I was allowed anti inflammatory meds after the tests. So between the very sore finger and my burn still giving me pain, I have been a basket case. My finger was extremely sore yesterday and I could not type hence the delay in this post. I am so looking forward to a diagnosis in order to get on with things one way or the other. I will let you know what is happening once I know. It might even be nothing. Heck I always tell you everything, don’t I? Thanks for being there for me.
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Keeping good thoughts for good test results…and please no more clutzy accidents!
Good luck with the test results hope all goes well and your injuries heal quickly.
Hope all turns out ok.. your girls are so sweet and nice. Luci just carries on and crys and wants something most of the time…. today she was good, kept her on a leash while I was doing yard work, and now she is sleeping like crazy as she did not get to sleep all day and was up roaming about and following me here and there in the yard 🙂 keep her busy and exercised and she sleeps well at night, right???? Just love her so….
Hope all is well.
That really was a long day for all of you. My dachsies are always ready for a road trip but it is way too hot to leave them in the car here in the summer. I’m just catching up on a lot of your posts tonight as I was away in the RV and didn’t have Internet the last few days. Hope your test results are good and that you heal up quickly from the finger injury and burn.
It has been a rough ride! The waiting for the test and the results the worst. Always happy to get to the deal with it phase. I know all your followers are and will continue to send positive thoughts your way.
Love the symbology and significance of the rainbow coupled with the fact it’s just prior to Hope. That was for you my dear! Prayers are with you.
That was definitely a very long day for all of you, but at least it’s behind you now. Thinking of you and hoping your test results show nothing!
Hoping for good test results and a speedy recovery of your finger. Highway 1 through town is greatly improved with the new Port Mann bridge and the additional traffic lanes. The lower mainland is filling up and house prices are going through the roof. In the last six months our house value has risen nearly 200k.
We don’t know when it will level off. Neither do the realtors.
Well, sometimes it is best to know versus not know. Fingers and toes crossed that the tests come out ok. Thanks for keeping us in the loop
Sending positive vibes, thoughts, and prayers to our dear friend, Contessa, and family!