Leaving for LA tomorrow

I am leaving Surrey tomorrow morning early to catch a flight through Seattle to LA! When I say I am from Vancouver, it is really a broad statement meaning I am from the lower mainland, but really I am mostly from Surrey- which I consider the armpit of the lower mainland. I can say that because I grew up, mostly in Surrey. I was lucky to live in a cool old building in a heritage neighborhood in New Westminster before I moved to Minnesota.
My visit here has been pretty good, I saw my niece every day, I am addicted to her and I am so sad that I can't continue to see her every day. She is my sister Alma and her fiancee Fernando's baby, her name is Sofia and she is two months old. She is the most well behaved, calm, happy baby I have met, that is not a biased opinion, it's true! And my sister Alma is taking motherhood on like a trooper. I got to get into downtown Van a few times while I was here, today I had lunch with my friend Noor (who is having her second child in only a few weeks!), Martina and Agnieszka. These are old friends from IKEA, and we've kept in touch, which is really, really cool. I also got to visit my best friend Laura and her boyfriend Kurt who just bought a House together.
This entry is starting to feel like an award acceptance speech.
I don't think I am categorizing the photo's I'm adding properly to the places I am. But the pictures here are some from Minnesota and some from my visit with my family in Canada.

Leaving for LA tomorrow

Vancouver, Canada