Celebrate!!!

Isn't it always so much fun when we take the time to celebrate.  Whether it's a birthday, a new job, a new home, a new baby...there's just so much that we can celebrate the possiblilities are endless.

This weekend I had the pleasure of celebrating my significant other's birthday!!!  His name is Cam  I won't reveal how many birthday's he has been able to celebrate in his lifetime.  However if you know him you would know he has more than a few decades under his belt!!!  (Cam when you read this, just remember that I love you with all my heart, and anything I say about your age is all in good fun, and know that I know you are as young as you feel and I know you feel 25, so that's all that matters!!! XI)  Anyway, we had a fantastic weekend!  Not only did we spend that majority of the weekend together, but we actually had a lot of fun.  Friday night we drove the girls to meet their dad, and I had a great laugh as about an hour into the drive all three of them were sleeping.  I snapped a hilarious pic of Cam with his earphones on, his head tilted back and his mouth ever so slightly open...catching flies as my mom would say!  Although we tend to do a lot of driving, and the passengers often fall asleep on our sometimes long commutes on the 400 series of highways, I get a bit of joy in my heart knowing that we're together...just together!

We slipped in a quick shopping trip in Newmarket, ON on the way back and discovered that we really cannot figure out why Costco http://www.costco.ca/ closes their doors so early on a Friday evening when there seems to be so many people out and about.  8:30 pm seems so early to me, however I suppose it's not so early for the employees...anyway we always seem to come across them as they are closing the doors.

Saturday was great!  Cam had the chance to sleep in, which really is very rare in his vocabulary anymore.  We headed to our usual breakfast joint for a made for us breakfast.  I must say I am glad they don't have the stuffed bear sitting in front of the patio door this winter.  It really creeps me out...likely the next time we go it will be there, just because I dislike it so.  I suppose it does help to block the cold off the Lake.  Anyway, you just can't beat a great breaky at the Harbour, and the always funny visit with Darlene.  Who by the way has recently gotten a fabulous new haircut that I absolutely love!!!  Hope she keeps it!!!  Somehow the morning got away from us, and we rushed to get to the dump (as we needed to rid of our renovation trash).  There were a few comments that our balcony was looking a little Port Boster-ish.  It was nice to lose that look.  We had an always amusing visit with Uncle Phil, who was hanging out in our living room utilizing our highspeed access.  Uncle Phil is one man I truly adore.  He really is a crazy smart guy, who happens to have a lot of useless information to share.  A bit of an extrovert one would say, and well only has a few oddities.  Ok maybe quite a few.  But I really love Phil.  Anyway, our evening of celebrating began with a drive back to the city of Newmarket, and The Keg http://kegsteakhouse.com/en/ where as always the food was exceptional.  It is crazy that every time we go there is always a lineup.  We have only once waited to be seated in the dining room (as I have very little patience) and often choose to eat in the bar area.  You get the same food and the service is always great!!!  I really recommend going there sometime if you never have!!!  We headed to the movie theatre across the way and took in the movie "Sherlock Homes"!  Robert Downey Jr is in it. (He is one of my favs)  The movie was phenomenal.  I loved it, and can't wait for the sequel.  We spent a good hour after the movie's playing in the arcade area.  The kids that do the Dancing Games really are impressive.  We have recently acuired the game Dance Dance Revolution 3 for our Wii, and well we really suck compared to the kids at the arcade.  It's actually kind of embarrassing (to us old folk) that these kids can process the arrows moving accross the screen as quickly as they do.  You need to check out this video I found on Youtube of this 5 year kid...unbelievable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JzcqALklRs .

Anyway we ended the weekend with a great celebration with family at Cam's mom's house.  The food was amazing, the cake was pretty good (I made it), and the company was perfect as usual.  The gifts varied, thanks to the fine gifts that everyone around this small town likes to "regift".  They could teach you a few details or two of "The Art of Regifting"  No shame!!!  hahahaha.  We even got in a little bit of Dance Dance Revolution.  I think there will be a few challenge nights coming up....I could tell that Libby caught a little bit of a bug...I could so see her getting hooked on it!!!  haha

We need to celebrate more often.  It's just too much fun.  If you have any ideas for some good things to celebrate, let me know. 

The cupcake club is meeting for our monthly girls night out this month, and we have a theme...we all need to come dressed at a tourist.  I have a really good idea of how I will be attending.  But I still have a few weeks to change my mind.   I can't wait, it's gonna be a blast.  I'll keep you filled in on it.

Signing off...

J