Most Incredible Birthday Ever!

My husband has really won the prize this time!  He managed to get Saturday before my birthay off, which is very rare!  He took me up to see my parents (also to return mom's laptop).  I got a beautiful card from them :)  I also receive a lovely card in the mail from my sister who is in Myrtle Beach.

After brunch and our visit with Mom & Dad, Geoff took me to Ottawa to meet up with Micheline & Brad (who are just recently engaged, CONGATS).  We went for dinner at the Japanese Village Restaurant and it was amazing & so entertaining. 

Our chef was impressive and delightful.  The food was mmmmmmm yummy!  Shrimp, mushrooms, steak, rice, ginger & sesame sauces to dip whatever we wanted to dip into them.

Since you are seated around a huge table with the grills in the middle, you are paired up with people you don't know...so it was also very fun meeting new people.

Oh!  I can't forget to mention the nice warm Sake! 



After our dinner, we chatted a bit with Micheline & Brad, then we parted ways.  Geoff took me to Orleans and surprised me with a hotel room.  Very nice room at the Quality Inn in Orleans.  Then he took me to reunite with my childhood best friend Brigitte.  I hadn't seen her in at least 29 years!  Funny how both of us never forgot each other.  Brigitte has always been in my thoughts and thanks to her sister Véro, I was able to connect with Brigitte's husband and finally visit her.  We shared alot of memories and good times, and also share some of our most recent events in our lives.  She is married to such a lovely man, Guy and also has 3 children.  It's amazing how two people who lived in Elliot Lake can end up miles away from their home town, but now only 1 hour and some away from each other.  I'm so happy that I've reunited with her, what a way to ring in my 41st birthday.

On the day of my birthday, we decided to try and see if our friends Bill and Maria would be home.  It was funny, because we had left a facebook message for Maria to call Geoff's cell.  As Geoff was knocking on their door, his phone rang and he was talking with Maria.  LMAO!  We ended up invading their home and had such a fantastic time.  Maria taught me how to make vegetarian sushi and Micheline joined us too!  Sushi and red wine!  Woot Woot!

I want to take this moment to thank everyone for making my birthday a special one.  I missed out on my 40th due to health issues, and this really made up for it.  I feel so blessed to have such wonderful and loving people in my life.  I'm definetely one very lucky woman.

Cheers!