birthday and puppy!!!

today is my birthday - canuckian too, of course. a BIG thank you to everyone who called and emailed birthday wishes today!!!

there were no outbreaks of wrinkles of my face today, thank goodness! when i turned 26 i SWEAR fat globules (i.e. "love handles") appeared around my waist overnight! i am not even kidding...

didn't do too much today, had lunch with canuckian, my dad and grandma, then drove to canadian tire to buy fuses for the fuse box. exciting, i know. my grandma got her hair done (i.e. old lady perm) at this salon across from the vegetarian restaurant we ALWAYS go to. the salon owner had a his pet bunny hopping around the salon - a big bunny, all velvety and black - my dad told me not to touch it for fear of AVIAN flu...i'm like "hi, avian flu is found in BIRDS" and he's like "yeah, but still."

tonight we had all-you-can-eat sushi for dinner. mmm mmm good. it's practically a ritual: as soon as we walk in my dad orders 20 to 30 pieces of salmon sashimi - remember here that we haven't even made it to the table and sat down yet - when it comes, we eat it really, really fast, even though we keep reminding ourselves to slow down and pace so that we can fit more food in. then it's more sashimi, maki, hand rolls, tempura, uni, yakitori until we're absolutely stuffed. good times.

did i tell you my family's getting a puppy??? we're picking him up tomorrow, it's a west highland white terrier!!! i am beyond excited, it'll be our first puppy ever. after dinner we went around to the pet place to buy a bed, toys and a leash. my dad wanted one of those poop-and-scoop things where you don't have to touch the poo at all. they were SOOO expensive! i didn't think it was worth it at all when you can just use your hand (with a bag over it of course). the breeder sent us a pic via email, it was like getting a sonogram of your first child - well, not like i know what that's like, but you know what i mean - anyhoo, i will let you know how the pick-up goes. he is just SOOO adorable...

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