Brian and I decided to surprise our good friend Delta on her 24th birthday. Did we contemplate doing the generic and usual dinner 'thang? Yes. The played out movie night? Yes. The simple, 'safe' ideas were the first ones to surface.

     Deeper in thought, the brilliant and equally novel idea of traveling to far-away, podunk, artsy Almonte late-at-night was hatched. Where oh where did this idea come from? Let's just say that when you go to university in a small, hick town like Gainesville, Florida you find interesting ways of amusing yourself.

    There is one main street in Almonte with a dozen or so shops...if you are driving too fast and blink at the wrong time you could easily miss it. Anyway, part of the road-trip like experience necessitated the coziness of a single car, hence we were regrettably unable to invite more people--although obviously that would have been our first choice. :)

     So with our small, faithful group we ended having the most incredible time owing as much to the select company as to the unique experience of the unfamiliar settings.

Right after we told her we were going to surprise her


The expression took some time to wear off




Delara was all smiles...BUT was it the occasion or the Harvey's meal in her lap?!




I was imitating Delara's patented look.




We arrive amidst chilling temperatures and warmth of spirit.




Posing in front of Almonte's famous ornamental gates.




I am SURE he did NOT volunteer for this!








Anisa's shtick today was the tongue-out routine. Get used to it or you'll just get angry.




I let Anisa take this 'perspective' shot if she let me take one with her and Brian (below)


Cha-Ching!!!

(Tell tale signs of a fake are Anisa's eyes open, her lips closed, and Brian's mouth being 3 inches below hers
--but don't get me wrong, this would make a great MSN pic)


Red gloves? :)


She looks like she's coming out of a cocoon!


Do you think I would let Anisa ruin this tough guy picture with me and a cigar-looking Twix bar?
Click image for larger version.


I was super J with .................. that clock in the background.


No matter how many times she licked the sign her tongue would not stick
(to our collective chagrin)


Anisa joking about pushing Brian into the raging river 40 feet below.


The only, I mean only, spot in the entire town with graffiti: under a bridge in a scary secluded area.
What is obscured you ask?   Ignorance.





She was falling asleep on the way back, kept awake only by the loud singing from Brian, Anisa and I to the tunes of romantic pop songs from the 80's.


Her priceless dancing is Clickable.




Delta inexplicably punting Brian's shoe across the Kanata Centrum parking lot.
What a strange way to end a strange night. Wow :)
 

► Oh yea, and what kind of gift can you give the girl who has everything? See version without any faces.
[The real, framed version is guarded within her trust]

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