new and exciting

i never thought i'd be so excited about rain and coldness (mostly the rain but after sweltering yesterday, the coolness is a nice change). look at that drop in the temp (click on the graph to enlarge). also look at the rain graph near the bottom-- its off the chart!!! there's actually puddles still sitting along curbs (or kerbs as they like to spell it in oz). that last 24hrs have seen more rain than all of last month!
we went for a walk to find a new cafe today (the parents of one of the kids were having the grand opening of their cafe today). unfortunately we couldn't find it-- i don't know the name of it and i just knew the general intersection it is kind of near (not sure which of the 2 streets its on either). we got caught in the tail end of a storm on the way home but it was kind of nice. i went up to sydney road to get some fabric to make new couch covers (they look soooo much better than the ugly flowered things that were on there but they're cream coloured so i'm not sure how long they'll stay nice). i went into the shopping centre for a bit and when i came out everything was REALLY wet again and it was sprinkling. it was kinda nice to ride home in the light rain (haven't done that in ages). i'm excited to have a "vancouver rain" day hopefully this winter (or even in autumn). that usually only happens once a year or so. i love when we have a rain all day kind of day cuz it reminds me of home (even though i absolutely HATED it then). its especially good if its a day i don't have to go out anywhere and i can just stay inside, light some scented candles and curl up with a book and dvds (not at the same time- i've tried. it doesn't work too well) and light my candles.