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Updates: May 20 – 26

Brian / May 26th, 2012 / 4 Comments

Spent the afternoon at our Alumni weekend. I had the opportunity to attend a wine seminar by the professor who got me started on wine in the first place, which eventually led to my second job. All around an enjoyable afternoon, exactly as I remembered it – he even finished late like he always did when I took his class! Being an avid cycling fan, I have to mention that I am looking forward to...

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Updates: May 13 – 19

Brian / May 19th, 2012 / 2 Comments

The long weekend is here and hopefully the sun will stick around long enough to enjoy the outdoors. We plan to clean up the balcony so that we can enjoy our garden and cheap patio set (from Craigslist)! We enjoyed our first harvest of watercress just this morning. On Monday, we’re taking a short trip out to Steveston Village in nearby Richmond. For somewhere so close to home, I’m not actually...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: cheap internet, crock pot, financial milestones, gardening, Modo Car Co-op

Updates: May 6 – 12

Brian / May 12th, 2012 / 3 Comments

Well, today was a busy one. The day job is getting rather busy, with our annual conference coming up at the beginning of June, so I spent my morning attempting to catch up on a lot of backlogged work. After a quick brunch, CF and I headed downtown to check out the Epic! Sustainable Living Expo. As a long time Eat! Vancouver (what’s with all the ‘!”!) attendee, I was not sure what...

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Updates: April 29 – May 5

Brian / May 5th, 2012 / 1 Comment

This week’s update is coming to you live from the Surrey City Centre Library! As CF mentioned earlier in the week, she is volunteering as a human book today. Being the supportive guy I am, I made the trek out for a day of adventure in Surrey. I haven’t been here since the new mall was finished and with the amount of development going on (the library is new and gorgeous) it’s a very...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: cost of living, post secondary, surrey city centre, tuition, university, volunteering