I promised myself I would not read Harry Potter 6 until vacation, but I cracked and ended up finishing it late last night. I really enjoyed it, it's probably my favorite book after the 3rd one.
I am off to Atlanta for work and then we are off to Vancouver for vacation. I did my homework and made some restaurant reservations/plans. Places to check out include:

-Bearfoot Bistro in Whistler
-West
-Araxi
-Cru
-Asian food in general

...and apparantly the gingerbread pudding at Hamilton Street Grill is not to be missed.