Meg and Derek's Visit

We are having alot of fun with Meg and Derek.  This is how we know Meg is still here...she has more runners by the front door than Janet has shoes in her entire footwear collection.

Yesterday, they went to Sun Wah for a fabulous Chinese New Years Lunch.   Meg said at the restaurant, that in addition to the food, they needed a wheel barrow to roll them out.  One of our traditional treats at Sun Wah when Derek is here, is a gallon of Hot and Sour Soup.  Phil says it doesn't matter how much soup they order, Derek will eat it all.

Janet made BBQ back ribs, risotto, roasted broccoli and an Ice Cream Cake she saw on a blog she follows.  This is not a good photo of the cake, as they let it sit too long on the counter.  It had a chocolate crumb crust, vanilla ice cream, toffee sauce, toasted macadamia nuts and chocolate ice cream on top.  They said it was yummy, just a bit messy at this point in time.

This is me, Rockers on Sunday morning.  Meg is talking to Bronwyn and I am listening in on every teeny, tiny, little wedding detail( apparently no detail is too tiny!) It's important, if I hope to be Ring Pup that I know about dresses, flowers, food and all manner of stuff I never would have thought would be important.   They were talking about the stones they chose for Meg's ring, bridesmaids dresses, the deposit on the restaurant for the reception, etc, etc.  A guy could tire of this wedding blab, but  I am focused on looking interested.  Shockingly, Meg mentioned a trip to Seattle next weekend to go wedding dress shopping and Bronwyn queried when Janet would  arrive in Seattle.   Am I nuts or did I hear that Janet, who hates shopping, is going on a trip that is designated as a shopping trip?  Crazy stuff!

They went to lunch at Pizzeria Prima Strada today and then came back for Meg and Derek to pack up and go.  Hold on....what's this?

 They came back!  There were really high winds in Victoria today and most ferries were cancelled.  Meg and  Derek went to the ferry as they had a reservation on the 4PM sailing, but it was cancelled as were most ferries after that.  Yay!  They get to stay another night.  We love Meg and Derek!