Moving to Canada, eh?!

Today marks our 2nd full week as Canadian immigrants. If you told me 3 years ago, while I was living in Nashville that I would be moving from Pittsburgh to Vancouver I probably would have had a panic attack. But we have been blessed with a wonderful job relocation opportunity to move in one of the most beautiful areas in the world.
How did this happen all happen? Well, let me summarize:
Zac was scouted out by a fitness and yoga apparel company, perhaps you have hear of them, Lululemon. At that time we were looking for a opportunity to move to the Pacific Northwest region and to work with a lifestyle retailer and Lululemon fit the bill.
Leaving Pittsburgh was a hard decision to make. We has dear friends and neighbors who we could barely tear ourselves away from and a beautiful home that we were making our own. Sometime there are sacrifices to make in pursuing dreams and goals.
Since we have left Pittsburgh we have been blessed with rewards and immense good luck.
1) Zac has started his new job and loves it already
2) We were able to sell our Pittsburgh home in less than 2 weeks for a profit.
3) We have found a new apartment to rent here in Vancouver that is blocks away from work, the beach, and several other great features.
4) I have received not one but TWO job offers from two great companies. Both of which want me to start on Monday, so my day's as a housewife are soon over.

Hopefully in the next few days I will share with you all of the fun experiences in our travels here and while we explore our new home.
Until then, here are some teasers pictures.

Sunset Beach, at sunset of course

Hiking in Capilano Park

Capilano Park (with Cotton photo bombing the shot)

Zac after the Vancouver Sun Run 10K

Afternoon on Kits Beach

Spring Time and Fun Times in Pittsburgh

Zac and I have had an amazing week this week. I started my job and I am so optimistic about my future there at AE.
Thursday night we went to a KT Tunstall solo show in a convert music hall that was formally a church, you can imange the acoustics there were amazing. Her solo show consisted of her, her guitar or piano, and a loop machine. I am a huge fan of KT's music and she is so fun and witty everytime I see her in concert. You should remember her from her hit in 2006ish with Black Horse and Cherry Tree, but since then she has mainly stayed on the independent music scene. Here is a clip of that song from the show.

Saturday was a rainy spring day, so we ventured out to the suburbs to price shop IKEA furniture and to find some home decoration inspiration. We were able to leave with only purchasing a coke. However I was very temped to buy a small lamp and a plan for my work desk. That evening the weather cleared up, so we walked to neighborhood Mexican restaurant for some "happy food and margaritas."
Sunday we took a bike tour of the city between our new home and our new work. Spring is definitely blowing in, and I literally mean "blowing in." It was quite a windy day! But the sun was out and everything is starting to bloom. It am so exciting and I can't wait to move in and settle in here!

On the Hot Metal Bridge with the city in the background

Over my shoulder is the AE Corporate office, notice the huge metal eagle on the side of the building.

Cranksgiving

On Friday Zac stumbled across a Twitter posting about bike ride/food bank charity called Cranksgiving. This event was a organized bike ride all over the downtown area where bikers gathered groceries for the area food bank, Second Harvest.
Saturday morning we packed up the bikes and set out toward Downtown to participate. What a fun event! Not only were we contributing to a great cause but we were able to see Nashville in a way we have not seen it before. Seeing and touring the city on bike was a brand new experience for me. I felt like I was being re-introduced to Nashville.

The happy endorphins were in high gear in combination of charity contribution and exercise. :)

Diamonds and Campfires

Recent Facebook walk postings
Morgan Weant: i read your blog :)
Lynn Steller: you have a blog? what's it about?
Kelly Weant Cook: Nothing these days. I'm doing a crappy job at updating it.

True true. I'm not doing a great job of blog updating. In my defense it is time consuming. (Excuses, I know.)
These past 2 weeks have been great!

Last Friday my little sister got engaged! Tentatively they plan to have the wedding in early April. That means that my brother, sister and I will all be wed within 12 months.

Two weekends back Zac and I went with our friends on a camping and biking trip. It was a perfect fall adventure. This was my 1st time in my adult life I slept in a tent. Sleeping was alright, the ground was a bit hard and Cotton was a bit restless in the tent at times; but I was warm and as Zac says, "a cold Kelly is an ornery Kelly." 

This past weekend we were in Atlanta for Heath Hinds and Leslie O'Byrne's wedding. 

Mr. & Mrs. Hinds




Sporting my new shorter hair do.

Katie, me, and Laura



Nima, Zac, Blake, and Erin