This past Wednesday afternoon, I had the honour of taking off work and sneaking my wife into the Centre of the Arts, where we witnessed the unthinkable - my buddy Blair graduating from university!

Me and Blair after his grad

The best part of the whole thing was not only the miracle of Blair's graduation, but how I organized a surprise dinner for him afterwards and he was none the wiser! We went to O'Hanlon's for pint after the ceremony and then his family casually led him down the street to Golf's, where he was joined by 18 of his closest family and friends. Though it took over 3 hours for some reason for them to finish serving us our meal, it was good eating and we had a great time. Congratulations, buddy, you deserve it!

Everyone at Golf's Steakhouse after Blair's grad

Last Thursday after work I drove around town with Mike and company picking up various things from him and Jenn's respective places to move them into their new pad. It didn't take very long and we had a big truck to help us move so it wasn't a big deal at all. It also helped that they didn't have anything too heavy!

Moving Mike and Jenn

Last Friday, Sofi and I went out with Sofi's friend Jessica and her husband Dennis to Mosaic. It was a long night before we shut it down just after midnight, but we managed to see the India, Francophone, Hungarian, Polish, Irish, Caribbean, and Scottish pavilions all in one night. The plain and simple fact is that multiculturalism just tastes good.

Dancers at the Hungarian Pavilion during Mosaic 2005

This weekend after many years I finally bought a new pair of glasses, which I hope I will be able to pick up in the near future. I also hope that I will be able to live in them, because for some reason the total came to $489. Oh well, at least I only do that once every five years or so :( I actually got quite a bit done this weekend, mainly cleaning around the house and in my car. Sofi and I caught a movie, the original Lethal Weapon, which is a classic. I had a condo meeting to attend, which was a fun visit with the neighbours. I also spent time brushing up my resume and mailing it out to a few folks. I have some job opportunities on the horizon but I am not going to elaborate just now on any of that - stay tuned.

Another thing that Sofi and I did this weekend was head to my parents' house to pick up their tent and sleeping bag, because we're going on a little trip this weekend. By little, I mean a 16-hour drive (one-way) to the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. We are going there because my obsession with bacon has obviously gone way too far! Just kidding (well, not really, bacon is the perfect food) - we are meeting up with Sofi's family, who will be in town for the event. It's a long drive but when your family lives a day's plane ride away, you gotta take advantage of these opportunities! We are leaving Wednesday afternoon and will hopefully be back in Regina in time for slo-pitch on Monday night. Whatever happens, it promises to be interesting!