My 28th birthday has now come and gone – another year older and not much wiser! I had a pretty good birthday though! I had a little fiesta at the house last night with some people from the office and one or two others. Susana and Mike supplied all the food and beer, which was great of them! There was also a delicious chocolate cake, courtesy of the secretary at work who’s family runs a bakery. After a few hours we went out to a bar in the neighbourhood and continued to have fun, dancing and laughing the night away. The group of young people at the office is really great and they like to go out and have a good time. All in all it was a lot of fun!

I said goodbye to all my Ottawa-based friends last night. Dave and I had a party at our house and invited most of the people we hang out with on a regular basis, some of whom know each other and some who don't. There were friends of mine from high school, friends from Ultimate, friends from EWB, friends from University, Dave's sister and brother in-law came from Belleville for the occasion and my brother and his fiancee made it as well. It was great to be able to see everyone before I leave on Monday. I think we had a peak of about 25 people in our house. There was lots of good food on hand (thanks Jenn for everything you brought!!). I had a great time - thanks all for coming out!