Sam & Steph in Ottawa

My brother and his family came to Ottawa this past weekend to visit me.  It was really nice seeing him, Steph, the boys (Hong and Seph), and baby Sienna.  She was so cute with her big brown eyes.  I took them to Parliament Hill, the Rideau Centre, and the ByWard Market.  While at the ByWard Market, we stopped at Le Moulin de Provence for the famous Obama cookies.  Barack Obama had stopped in this bakery for some Canada cookies when he came to Ottawa.  Ever since then, the cookies have been one of their most popular items.

While my brother was in town, we stopped off at IKEA and got me a tv stand for my tv.  He helped me hook up my tv and gave me the HDMI cable from his tv.  Thanks Sam!

I was really happy to see my brother and sister-in-law.  It is very rare that we get to sit down together and really talk.  When we all meet up in Toronto, we all have other obligations - like catching up with our own friends.  That we don't have that much time together.  While they stayed with me, we got to spend a lot of quality time together and I got to know Steph a little bit better.

I am very appreciative that they made the 8 hour journey to Ottawa, just to see how I am doing.  Seeing them leave was sad for me.  Nowadays, I get teary-eyed with every good bye.  When I look at my tv, I am reminded of my brother's visit.

Thanks Sam & Steph.  I hope you guys come back to visit me later this year.