"Every Twenty-Five Years"

Every 25 years or so a guy deserves a special day don't you think? Well not to imply that I haven't had many special days in between but I did indeed have a very special one 25 years ago today, so I decided to celebrate it by having another one today.

And I want to tell you about it, but first I need to remind you that jealousy is a very shallow sentiment. Of course I'm not innocent of that either, but it's just a forewarning. Once I tell you about my day you may be just a little bit envious. Here Goes!

Up at 7 am for a breakfast of 2 bagelfuls, a banana and a delicious vanilla biscotti coffee.

Drove the kids to school at 9 am.

Then a couple of hours on the trainer.



Then I dropped Roo at her volunteer work.



Then to my favorite fast food joint for a quick bite!



Then to the bike shop for a quick snoop around.



Then to the triathlon for a quick snoop around!



Then to the other bike shop for a quick snoop around!



Then to the running store for a new pair of mittens for Roo. She complains that her hands feel cold and I can't tolerate a wife with cold hands!! They also just happened to have a pair of shoes in my size!



Then a quick visit to my friend Robert who confirmed that I can live for at least 5 more years on Roo's money! Of course a quick visit with Robert is very difficult for me since we spend most of our time talking about marathons and triathlons and such!  The simple fact that he can run 42.2 kms makes him trustworhty!



Then I went and found the reason for my fantastic day twenty-five years ago!



And we all went to my favorite buffet restaurant to celebrate his birthday.




Where the most incredible, magical thing happened. The Chinese server sang Happy Birthday followed by an amazing rendition, in perfect Dutch, of Lang Sal Ze Leven (long shall you live)!!! I thought he was joking when he said he would sing in dutch for Mike, especially since I have no idea how he even knew of our heritage. The only thing I can imagine is that he seen our name on the reservation. I was totally and completely floored!

And the best part of the whole evening? Roo paid!!



I was supposed to come hone and do my weights, but I thought why ruin an otherwise perfect day!

(computrainer 2 hours)

"Lang zal ze leven
Lang zal ze leven
Lang zal ze leven in de gloria
In de gloria, in de gloria"---It was indeed magical!  Mom/Dad,  were you listening?

Love
Peter