I saw your post and wondered why you were hiking in Squamish. Very cool!
The universe definitely helped with this one. I'd been trying to find a window to get out and see Greg, and we had loose plans for me to do so over Thanksgiving. I'd also received several invitations to come out to a university in Vancouver that I've been doing some consulting for, but the timing was never right. On Labour Day Monday, my contact there asked me to come out for a meeting on the 26th, and my schedule was clear. It was also the only weekend in September that I didn't have plans. So I got to have a great weekend with Greg, attend the meeting in person, and get my flight paid for! Thanks Universe!