Carley's birthday
Unfortunately, even though I had the day booked off, I had to go in for a meeting at work which was basically a 30-minute meeting, with 45 minutes of coffee tacked onto the end.
As for Carley's birthday, she, her mum, her dad, and I went down to Toronto to look around the Eaton Centre and see a very good (albeit six-minute long) gymnastic display.
After that, we went next door to Nathan Phillips Square (now homeless person free! Way to sweep 'em under the rug, guys) to see a Dutch Cirque du Soleil-esque street troupe called Close Act.
I've always been a little scared of Cirque du Soleil, so seeing something like it up close (and I mean up close) should have been quite terrifying, but it was actually really great. It was definitely very entertaining, as the stiltwalkers and hot air balloons came right through the crowd and made you feel as if you were part of the show. And I have never seen such elaborate costume-work; it was completely out of this world. I really wish I'd brought my camera, but, under the circumstances, I would most likely have gotten a lot of pictures of the backs of people's heads.
But, I've gone on too long about the day, and not talked nearly enough about Carley. Once again she has proven that, despite my being a year-and-a-half older, she is far more mature and creative than I. I would not have even thought of such a wonderful event, but there she was, planning it all out.
It really was great, and I certainly hope you had a wonderful day!
(PS: I'm sorry I got you completely unromantic gifts, but I think it turned out OK...)
Unfortunately, even though I had the day booked off, I had to go in for a meeting at work which was basically a 30-minute meeting, with 45 minutes of coffee tacked onto the end.
As for Carley's birthday, she, her mum, her dad, and I went down to Toronto to look around the Eaton Centre and see a very good (albeit six-minute long) gymnastic display.
After that, we went next door to Nathan Phillips Square (now homeless person free! Way to sweep 'em under the rug, guys) to see a Dutch Cirque du Soleil-esque street troupe called Close Act.
I've always been a little scared of Cirque du Soleil, so seeing something like it up close (and I mean up close) should have been quite terrifying, but it was actually really great. It was definitely very entertaining, as the stiltwalkers and hot air balloons came right through the crowd and made you feel as if you were part of the show. And I have never seen such elaborate costume-work; it was completely out of this world. I really wish I'd brought my camera, but, under the circumstances, I would most likely have gotten a lot of pictures of the backs of people's heads.
But, I've gone on too long about the day, and not talked nearly enough about Carley. Once again she has proven that, despite my being a year-and-a-half older, she is far more mature and creative than I. I would not have even thought of such a wonderful event, but there she was, planning it all out.
It really was great, and I certainly hope you had a wonderful day!
(PS: I'm sorry I got you completely unromantic gifts, but I think it turned out OK...)
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