At about 1am on his birthday, just after take off on our last flight towards home, I surprised Boyf with his birthday present - tickets to Cirque du Soleil's Ovo.
Surprising Boyf with something he really likes will probably be a rare occurrence, but this year I did good! (I'd like to impose a moratorium on his purchasing for the month before Christmas and his birthday, but I don't like my chances.) Cirque du Soleil was something he had mentioned wanting to see, then conveniently forgot about. He was even impressed I'd managed to sneak a card and present into my luggage and carry it around for almost four weeks. ;)
We went to the show Wednesday night and it was awesome.
The girls tumbling, catching and throwing blocks with their legs in perfect timing. The guy who rode a unicycle upside down on a tightrope. The costumes. The set and how they rigged the harnesses, nets and ropes. The aerialists. How they directed your attention during the mechanics of it all. The huge flowers that bloomed. My favourite - the last act with trampolines and a climbing wall. They were jumping onto the wall, running up the wall, dancing in unison on the wall, even the contortionists were up there. Absolutely amazing.
After a full day of moving furniture and boxes, both around Red House and from Yellow House to Red House (I'd taken the day off work so we could get some things done) it was the perfect reward to go out and relax with dinner and that incredible show.
