15th Wedding Anniversary Lunch.

We had a few spare moments earlier this week so we had lunch at our favourite place a week early in order to celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary in peace. And you know what? The food was great (it always is), and getting there was an adventure because the city was setting up for their Pride Festivities which blocked off 50% of all their parking spots, so we had to entertain ourselves a little while we circled lots in order to get a viable not a tow away zone, nor a makeshift spot. Ultimately we were successful, and the walk to the restaurant was short, and pleasant in nature. Bonus! I saw more of the city than I normally would. I have a better picture of the town in my head now thanks to our drive about session. Funny how that works

A few days prior to this I was in Vaughan with my daughter attempting to do an after school run to Wonderland. But whilst the heavy rains came we ducked into Vaughan Mills for an hour to mooch around, looking at stuff indoors, out of the rain, and away from all of that humidity. We did a circle of the Bass Pro Shop looking at side by side, boats, fishing gear and the fish in the giant tank. And then marched the entire hall from Bass Pro to Legoland, around the bend and back again. I’d love to take a pair of roller blades, or my longboard through there. Under black lights, with decent music blasting over the PA System, it would be a hell of a night. Amazing but of exercise too. You’d definitely get your steps in racing around and around there all night. Add a ten milli tommy to your snack in take, and POOF! blast off. I’d even let somebody go with a scooter, just not battery powered, this is for exercise after all. Foot powered only. I don’t recall the last time I set foot inside a roller rink. I could only guess at this point.

Anyway, after the rains subsided we ventured over to Wonderland in the humid late afternoon steam and rode all three of the big coasters with hardly a five minute wait for each. Tacked on a few Stunt Lot coaster rides, and a Drop Zone session and we were in and out in two hours, plus having had dinner, and had ridden at least 10 rides. Off hours, and off season are so much better than peak times. Walk on rides are so much more fun compared to a 90 minute wait for a 60 second thrill ride/coaster. But I digress.

The week was both busy, and quiet. To my lovely wife, I say “I love you”, and here’s hoping for at least 35 more years together in peace.