Exciting things

So here are a couple of very exciting things this week that I wanted to share:

I got a raise! I will now be making$1/hour more to be a soup server/"sandwich artist" (that's right... sandwich artist... it's quite the art... the bread, the condiments, the meat, the cheese, the lettuce and tomatoes... just like using different coloured paints on a canvas). I knew that I had a raise coming my way, and with some encouragement from Deric, finally decided to ask my boss about it. Funny thing is, the day I had planned to talk to her about it, she approached me, saying, "How much are we paying you? I just realized that we need to give you your raise." Yeah!

This week was an amazing week of sunny days and nice weather. We just had SIX days in a row with lots of sun and no rain (Sunday - Friday)! The streak was broken with rain tonight... but it didn't start until 6pm-ish, so I still would count today as a good day. Now some of you may not realize just how big of a deal this really is... well... during the winter here, it rains A LOT, so six days of sun is a big deal! You know what it means right? SUMMER IS COMING!!!!!

Spring has sprung here in Vancouver... quite literally. Just within the last two weeks, flowering trees all over the city have blossomed. On my walk home Sunday after church, I walked down one of the streets in my neighbourhood that was lined on both sides with cherry blossom trees. It's lovely!