Happy Birthday Dad. Yes, I am 27 years old and my dad is still my hero. As a kid you can’t really appreciate the things you are learning indirectly from dad. The kind of things you don’t really notice at the time but seem to stick with you as you grow up and understand them. Even today when I get up in the morning and go outside to start the car I have have to stop myself from brushing off the car next to mine, and I think of him. He would do it. He would give me his heart if I needed it and vou can’t teach that to someone. One day I hope to be half the man he is.
Thursday night was Survivor night at Nolan’s and speaking of birthdays, Nolan is the kind of guy to buy pizza for the room on his own birthday!(1) What a quy. As we sat down to watch Survivor we all took our spots. Shan and I on the small couch and I went to put my arm around her and it felt a little strange. It seems Andrew has beat me to it and is giving me a little glare for getting in his space. It was priceless.
Friday was a nice holiday. Shan was meeting Carla for lunch so when Vernon called me to meet him and Steve at Montana’s it was perfect timing. What I didn’t know was that we were going to be there all day drinking! I said NO to the first two Jag and coke (but Vern had my back) and after nine the restaurant finally cut us off because it was good Friday. We were there from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. It was great I have to admit. Thanks for coming to get me Shan! Friday night Shan and I went and saw “Panic Room”.
Saturday was hockey and I was dying to play after sitting out last week because of a pulled groin. Very first play of the game Dickenson and I go in and he feeds me a beauty pass(2) and I tap it to put up 1-0. I had another breakaway that I put past Tony and he got me on another. All in all it was a great game. Saturday night we went to Mike and Tara’s place and watched K-Pax.
Sunday morning I woke up and the Easter Bunny had already been over. I love the Easter Bunny. We went for breakfast with Ratty and Easton at the Sals. Funny how every old woman that came into that place had to come over and scare the crap out of poor Easton while we were trying to eat. That’s what you get for being so damn cute I guess. Got the invite to JD’s for dinner. When we arrived JD and Dyan had an Easter egg hunt worked out with clues and the works It was super fun and we made out like bandits. Mike and Tara ate all their chocolate before dinner. We feasted on an an amazing roast beast. Huge thanks to JD and Dyan for a wonderful meal. The coach even made sure I went home with lunch for today!
After dinner Shan took me to Carla’s parents place to meet everyone. What an amazing group of people. Carla hasn’t changed since I last saw her. She is very genuine. Her boyfriend, Ryan seems very much like her and it makes me really happy to meet the people Shan will be surrounding herself with in Thailand. Carla’s mom even gave me a hug, and her dad…well her dad is hilarious. He had me laughing from the minute he came upstairs and the cat swatted his head on the way up. Looking forward to sseing them next weekend at the social we are attending. I will need so some backup, any takers?
(1) – Fun fact, Puncher and I took Nolan out for wings and talked beforehand about splitting the bill for his birthday. Next thing we know the waitress hand him the bill and it’s taken care of. Not much has changed in the last 24 years I guess.
(2) – I told you Mike passes.