This week we moved into our new place in Burnaby. It's near what several people have told us (with not a little pride) is the second biggest mall in the country - Metrotown. It sounds like the name of a comic book city doesn't it?

Here's what the first dinner in our new home looked like:

First meal: Cup of noodles and something else on a plate.

This week we took a couple of trips to Ikea, another to Walmar(t), did some shopping at thrift stores, payed a guy to bring us a bed, and picked up a free couch from someone. We didn't have a way to transport the couch so a nice member in our ward - Dan Lawlor - offered to come and pick it up with his car. Few people have trucks here because it's in the city. We thought Dan had roof racks but he didn't, so he tied it straight on the roof of his car. He'd done this plenty of times he said. Good example of how there are other ways to get things done than you might first think.

The living room now looks like this:

The bathroom looks like this:

The kitchen looks like this:

And Brianna standing in the kitchen with the spoils of our first grocery trip looks like this:

It feels good to have somewhere we can call our own (even though we don't own it), somewhere to hang our  hats, a place to look after, and a free month-long subscription to Netflix.

Finally, we did not take this picture but here's another example of how beautiful Vancouver can get in the spring:

Till next week.