mike the mountain

So I turned 11101 this month… actually on the day we arrived in the City of Champions. Knowing that I was going to be on the road for Mike Day, that amazing girlfriend of mine actually packed a whole bunch of amazing and thoughtful presents (including Lord of the Freakin’ Rings Special Extended Edition Trilogy!!). So even though Mike Day started with me and Dreamgirl in a hotel room in Regina, -47 degrees Celsius out, and 8 hours of snow-covered highways ahead of us, it was one of the best birthdays I’ve ever had.

Thanks babe.

Oh yeah, not only that, but with all the rush around our packing up and leaving Ontario in such short notice, I was getting a little worried that I wasn’t going to be able to say goodbye to my Toronto buddies (Hey JP, Lisa, Bill, Lewis, Andy, Heather, Hercules, Ian, Sean, Steve, Brenda… anyone else I forgot about). So what does my little honey do? Suggest we go out for a bite of dinner at one of my favourite restaurants in Waterloo, and there’s a bunch of my best friends sitting around a table with balloons, pirate hats, and noisemakers! A full on, no kidding, good ol’ fashioned surprise birthday/going-away party! I’ve never had anyone do that for me before, and I’ve never been so totally caught by surprise in my life.

Thanks again babe.

What a woman!