Things Happened Fast - Job, Home, Furniture, Car, etc

So, when I finally managed to get a job, everything else happened really fast getting back into 'real' life.
We managed to get my Oregon car imported, passed inspection and insured on the Thurs (May 24th). Also that day, I rented a trailer and drove my Dad's truck down to Portland. Of course, many of you know of my border troubles, so I was quite nervous trying to get into the US finally. All went well (only 1 hour at the border this time), and I was on my way to Portland. I stayed at Tom and MJ's, where we enjoyed a nice dinner, and then started packing up the big things into the trailer. I finished off packing some more things the next morning, then made a trip into my old work (Freightliner) and was able to meet up with a lot of old friends, although briefly.
From here, it was on to the Tomlinsons, where I loaded up all the other boxes and things from in their crawl space to fill the trailer. Trish had prepared a great dinner and had some more friends over for me to catch up with. A great time.
The next morning (Sat), I was driving back to Kelowna. I didn't arrive back until midnight after more stress at the border! But all was good. We had all of our things back in Canada.
Sunday, we moved in to our new apartment (see photo for our beach). More on the place later, but it is a beautiful 1 bedroom carriage house on the waterfront. Of course, moving and unpacking took all day (and the next few), but we had our own place finally after 2 years.
And then Monday, I started work!!!! Like I said, a busy 5 days, but everything really came together fast!!! *Stub

Picnic on Kitsilano Beach with J-Lo and Emma, Vancouver

My good English friend Rob (J-Lo) and his girlfriend Emma came out to Vancouver on a fact finding mission/holiday. They are scheduled to move out in July for at least a year, so were looking at places to live, and meeting with the new managers. Of course, there was a little skiing at Whistler too!
Michelle and I managed a quick few days in Vancouver to show them around a little. We stayed down in Kitsilano with Lisa again. We enjoyed some beers on patios, kite flying on the beach and picnics down on the waterfront. Both Rob and Emma really enjoyed their time in Whistler and Vancouver, and are quite excited about the prospect of moving to Canadia. * Stub