Another month goes by... It's amazing how quickly time flies when you're working your butt off...
Last week, I was down in Boston to assist a Seminars for Success, a program that my company gives alongside with Google to teach businesses how to properly utilize tools like Google Analytics, AdWords and Website Optimizer. I flew out on Sunday afternoon and arrived in Boston around 6PM. The weather was beautiful, just like Ottawa when I left. The only difference was that the temperature was a bit cooler (in Ottawa it was 33 degrees with some humidity while in Boston it was ~20 with no humidity). That was the start of a week long of training, but it was enjoyable :)
Boston is a beautiful city, I wish I stayed longer to venture the city some more...
Some highlights from this trip:
- All the positive feedback from the attendees! Some of them event made a comment on the CP Facebook page and on Twitter. A lot of them just spoke up to me while the seminar was running.
- Dinner at the Legal Sea Foods in the Prudential Mall!
- Dinner at Wagamama!
- Dinner at Myers & Chang with my co-worker, ordered Tofu Steak in Soba noodles, mmMM!
- Dinner at Hamersley's Bistro and had Spring Rabbit with Persian Spiced Chickpeas, Preserved Lemon, Green Peas and Pistachios
It's funny, I look back and notice that most of the highlights were of food :) Yes... go to Boston to eat!
In the midst of my trip, I knew our 5 months was approaching. Pretending that I had forgotten (she claims I forget about everything… sometimes I do), the moment we got onto Skype I said "Happy 5 months!". We spoke for an hour before I crashed at midnight.
Kristy's Birthday Surprise
When I make a promise, I try my best to stick with it. On Vancouver trip, I made a promise to Kristy that I would bring dinner to her on her birthday. Realizing later on that it wasn't possible to hand make or deliver food to her dorm, I needed to think up another way to get food to her room. I will admit, I did some searching around for ideas and even asked a few friends, which in the end I pieced a few things together and came up with the card + pen + video + food delivery gift.
I told her to not open the card until it was her birthday. But in the midst of her party, she went back to her room so I could sing happy birthday to her. At the moment, I told her to open her present. She knew what pen I gave her, and she smiled at the card, and cried watching my video.
I made a boo boo in making the video, and she became upset because I had forgotten. Sorry. But I know your tears were of happiness ones, I hope :)
The next day (her actual birthday), dinner was delivered to her and we had dinner together (it was 6:30PM her time, and 9:30PM my time). Dinner came from Candia Tavern, and she got Lamb Chops. She didn't even put a dent on the food by the end of it. Disappointing.
Look, she's happy :) Happy birthday baby!
Until next time...
