2 posts tagged “celebrations”

Last Friday was Steve's birthday.  This year didn't mark just another birthday but a milestone birthday as Steve turned the big 3-0 so big celebrations were in order.  Now that we live together, it's really hard to surprise him with a gift especially since we live in a condo and there's not much space to hide a birthday gift.  So I had to outsmart him and hid the gift at my sister's place.  On Thursday night when he wasn't expecting the festivities to begin yet, my sister and her husband came over and we surprised him with gifts and a Reese-flavoured ice cream cake. 

Steve's bday gift

Steve is the hardest person to shop for b/c first he's a guy and second he has everything he actually wants and needs.  I walked around the mall for 5 hours and ended up buying him the very first thing I saw.  I decided to buy him the Sony VAIO travel laptop so he doesn't have to lug around his huge HP laptop every time we travel.  Of course he loved it b/c I'm just that good at anticipating what will make him drool.

On Friday we hit the golf course with Steve's parents and we lucked out b/c the forecast was calling for rain but instead we got clear blue skies with lots of sun.  A bit too much sun though b/c I actually got a nasty arm tan.  Think golf shirt with short sleeves and golf gloves =(

After 18 holes of golf we raced home, showered, and were out the door again to meet friends for dinner and dancing.  I picked a restaurant that turns into a lounge with a small dance floor at 10pm so we could take our time after dinner and enjoy some good music.  We weren't disappointed as the food was great and the DJ was spinning great top 40, RnB, and reggae that made us get up and dance.

Sunday night Steve's parents had a BBQ at their house and invited my parents, my Godfather and his family, and Steve's Godmother and her husband.  Again the weather was nice and warm so we sat outside in the backyard and ate steaks, pork, and mango, potato and seaweed salad (so yummy).  I love how our families get along so well.

Steve and I were up super early on Monday morning b/c his little bro (who lives in Hong Kong) came to visit with his gf and we had to pick them up at the airport at 7:30am (hey that's early for a Saturday!).  I realized that I love being a tour guide for our beautiful city, Toronto.  There are so many places to visit and so much food varieties to try that throughout the day I kept changing my mind about which restaurant I wanted to take them to.  We began the day with breakfast at Cora's, then swung by Steve's parents' house to say hello, headed downtown to the C.N. Tower, stopped by the distillery district for lunch, drove up Yonge so the gf could see the city, brought them to our place for a visit and a nap, and finally took them to a Chinese seafood restaurant for dinner with Steve's family.

We were exhausted by the time we got home that we all crashed as soon as we got back to the condo.  The next morning we were up early again and made the 2.5 hour drive north to cottage country.  I was psyched to chill on the dock and get my tan on but it was soooo cold and windy.  So, no tan for me.

It was back to work on Thursday and as soon as I was greeted by the 220+ emails in my inbox, I was kicking myself for not taking the last 2 days of the week off.

Anyway, I can't complain b/c Steve had an awesome birthday with lots of food, drinks, family and friends, and so I am happy that my goal was accomplished  =)