Happy Birthday Emma!

Today is my niece Emma's 5th birthday, so today Dara and I attended her backyard party/BBQ/bounce-house extraordinaire. Food came in the form of burgers and hot dogs and pink cake; entertainment was provided by the aforementioned bounce-house, and the company was provided by assorted friends and family and many little wee people running around. Also there was a strange princess lady running around which made things interesting, but the important thing is that Emma had a good birthday, which she seemed to do. Happy Birthday Emma!

And now for the rest of my weekend:

Last night Dara, Laird, Harrison and I made a futile attempt to see a Spider Man 3 matinee. When that inevitably failed, we went to La Fondue, a Melting Pot knock-off, which was actually much better the second visit. After that, we watched "The Queen" which, although it isn't really a Saturday night kind of movie, was quite entertaining. Much emphasis has been placed on Helen Mirren's breathtaking performance (rightfully so), but the story gave us a fly-on-the-wall glimpse into life in the House of Windsor, which is truly surreal. More interesting, still, was the juxtaposition between the modern lifestyle as seen in Tony Blaire (played with equal brilliance by the underrated Michael Sheen) versus the old traditions of the monarchy. It's too subtle to discuss here, but the movie is worth checking out on a relaxed night of movie watching.

Now it's back to work. Only one more week of Heritage Point's "Luxury Apartments."