After celebrating so many anniversaries on August 1st (which often, conveniently fell during the August long weekend) it, in a way, is hard to let go of. So we decided to say goodbye to August 1st in style: on Monday we went to the Flaming June day spa for massages - our first ever, and a good treat right before the wedding. It was so relaxing, I almost fell asleep.
Afterwards we grabbed a quick bite to eat at Quiznos and headed into Richmond to go for a swim and soak in the hot tub at Colin's parents' house. It was a great afternoon. In the evening we made our way to Silvercity (Riverport) to see the Wedding Crashers. If you have not seen this movie yet, I suggest you get to a theatre right now. It is so funny. And, in our case, highly appropriate - I would have no qualms if Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn crashed my wedding...
The BC Day Monday was the perfect end to a fun-filled weekend. On Saturday we went over to Todd and Thalia's house in North Van for dinner and drinks, before heading to the Blarney Stone to celebrate Thalia's birthday.
I could not believe how dead the Blarney Stone was - I know it was a long weekend and the night of the fireworks, but it was like a ghost town. Anyone who has been there knows that you need to be there no later the 9:00pm if you don't want to line up forever. We arrived at 9:15, found parking across the street, and walked straight in - no line up. It was good thing, however, it was so dead, because it was so bloody hot in there. I was sweating away just sitting at the table - nevermind how I felt after I started dancing - I thought I was never going to cool down.
I decided to wear flip flops. I thought this was a smart idea since my feet usually hurt when I wear some sort of heel to the Blarney Stone. Let me tell you: pseudo-highland dancing and flip flops don't mix. My calves hurt for 3 days afterwards. I could barely walk on Sunday. And no amount of stretching, hell not even the massage helped. The muscles finally loosened up yesterday after my workout, but they are still a little sore today.
The wedding is now, only nine days away! The wedding rehearsal and dinner, is one week from today! All the planning is done, I just have to pick up a few items, but I cannot get my head around the fact I will be getting married next Friday. Things are starting to seem surreal. I will wake up next Saturday morning married, yet my life will be back to status quo. Go figure!
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