Birthday Part-eh!

This past weekend, my three sisters and I treated our mother to a birthday party at Harrison Hot Springs Resort. We had a fabulous time sitting in the pools, especially the hot tub, eating loads of food (thanks to my sisters for buying all of it), and walking along the water's edge. We also experienced the Sand Sculpture World Championships. We climbed up on the park benches to look at the sculptures because we were too cheap to spend the $6 per person to see them up close. On the Sunday, we splurged and received spa treatments of our choice. I had a facial (my first one ever) and it was wonderful! I'd do it again. I think everyone enjoyed what she had chosen.
Also while I was down in the Lower Mainland, I had the opportunity to go shopping at some real stores, mainly Old Navy. One of my sisters, my mom, and I took the bus to Old Navy. Our first bus never came and that brought back memories of high school. So we reminisced about the horrors of taking mass transit to school. What a horrible experience but that is for another blog. So we finally made it to our destination. I was a little disappointed in the shopping because I thought that there would be a lot more of a selection. We got our father to come pick us up, after we went to the Pita Pit, and take us to one of my other sister's new house. It's cute house with a large yard. We had a plan of watching the meteor shower. Some of us saw one shooting star or meteor shoot across the sky but we mainly enjoyed each other's company.
The last day I was down there, I coaxed one of my sisters into going to T & T Supermarket which is like a good 30 minutes from my parents' house to buy some dessert buns. They are soo good. Too bad I haven't been able to find a place near by that sells them. I'm not sure what they are called either. All I know is that they taste good, have some sort of custard in them and some are made with pineapples. So if anyone is in the Lower Mainland, Edmonton or Calgary and is passing by my place, feel free to go to the market and buy me some dessert buns. I'll pay you back.
So in the end, I had a wonderful time with my family this past weekend. Although I am happy to be back here with Mr. CarbonMan, I am a little sad that the weekend went by soo quickly. Now it's back to the old grind of life...