I had a great weekend of birthday celebrations.
We had a group of friends over for a BBQ/Poker/Video Games/Fireworks night on Saturday. It's so nice of those HSBC people to schedule their Celebration of Light around my birthday. We picked some massive (!) ground beef patties at Costco and other brought steak. Barbeques are awesome. The food tastes so much better.
My XBOX 360 red-ringed recently so I had to dig out the old Dreamcast. It was actually quite fun playing old games like Tennis 2K2, Chu Chu Rocket, Crazy Taxi and Super Puzzle Fighter. There were some great games for that system!
Fireworks were okay. The music was horrible and didn't seem to go well with the light show but the variety of fireworks was impressive. I don't think I've ever seen fireworks that high in the sky. Too bad the smoke from the fireworks impeded some of the view of the show.
On Sunday, I went bowling with the family at Grandview Lanes on Commercial Drive. The alley was quite old with some flaky equipment but it didn't deter from the enjoyment. I've always loved bowling although it probably didn't help my thumb which was recently caught in an SUV trunk door... Not fun.
I also experienced a restaurant called "Julio & Me" on Commercial for the first time and I was impressed. I enjoyed the meal although I did feel that the menu could have a few more selections on it. Despite this, the food and service were both excellent.
The weekend was great! Thanks to everyone who made my birthday weekend so much fun!
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