Day 215

Mom and I got up this morning and went straight to Physio. My Mom had some running around to do, so she dropped me off, and I went up. Quite a bit of pain later, and a few bone popping moves later, my physiotherapist asked how I was. I said I was hurting, and he basically told me that was normal, as he was beating me up. He explained that he was doing 6 sessions in one, so it was going to be a bit painful. It worked though. I hurt for a while after the appointment, but as the day progressed, things got better.

I met my Mom outside, and we went to the Newcomers bowling to say hi to some ladies I hadn't seen since I left. Then we went for a coffee with 2 of them. After a couple of hours of conversation, my Mom and I headed home. Stephen wanted to know if we wanted to meet him and Fiona for a gelato, and it was our plan to walk down there anyway, so we agreed to it. My Mom and I took a nice leisurely walk there, and got a table for the 4 of us. We enjoyed our cups and cones, and then took a walk along the pier, and down the front. We took some pictures, and when Stephen and Fiona's parking allowance was coming to an end, we walked up with them. They drove off, and My Mom and I took a not so leisurely walk back. We started off and it was fine. When we approached the stairs, I was hurting and a little out of breath. That first ramp is a killer! I can't wait to do it on a daily basis and get into shape!

We hung out at home for a bit, then had some running around to do, so we went to get that done, and sat down and enjoyed a Starbucks just the two of us. We tried to figure out what was going on with the Volcano, and if I had to head back to Calgary to sit and wait for my England flight, or if I could stay in Vancouver. By the end of our coffee, not much had been clarified from anyone on the other side, so I still wasn't sure what was going to happen, though I had my fingers crossed I'd be staying home.

My Dad arrived shortly after we had come in the door, and after he got changed, the 3 of us walked down to the Pub Stephen works at. We met Fiona there for dinner. I met a lot of the employees/owners that I hadn't met, and my Dad got on the phone with Tim. It was then that I found out I'd have to come back to Calgary no matter what was happening with the volcano. I wasn't too happy. Ok, that's an understatement. I was devastated that I wouldn't be able to wait it out with my family, and my eyes began to fill with tears. We finished dinner, and once we were done eating dessert that we didn't need, I said goodbye to Stephen. The waterworks began. I then had to go around the pub saying bye to one of the owners, and to Fiona. I was back at Stephen. I gave him another hug, and left in tears. My Mom, Dad and I walked home.

When we got back, my Mom and I tried to watch some American Idol, it kept freezing, and we weren't sure we'd last the whole way through. But we fast forwarded through the things we didn't want to see, and we made it. As soon as it finished though, we went to sleep.