As much as I'm trying to curb the spending, I can't resist when I see the perfect gift (or so I think it's the perfect gift...). I found out that Herman's Hermits are coming to town! So I bought two for my dad. I don't know who he's going to take. But if he didn't want the tickets at all, I'd be happy to go! I love 60s music! LOVE IT!

The songs were simpler then...

And this weekend, Mr. Nick and I are finally going to experience my anniversary gift. He has no idea what it is. I'll share after the weekend. I printed off a custom made gift certificate so I don't have to verbally tell him what we're doing. I hope he likes it. I know I will!! The question is...when do I give it to him? I think I will do it tomorrow morning.

My head is itchy. I really need to wash my hair. Ugh. But now there is no time after work! It's the Canucks (hockey, if you seriously don't know what I'm talking about) season home opener!!! My friends and I are watching the game at a pub. Ew, pub food. But mmm...nachos.

Oh yeah, speaking of food. On our corporate retreat, we were on Holland America's Oosterdam for the Pacific Coastal cruise. The only thing I liked about this particular ship was the size of my room. We had a balcony :-) (I've done my fair share of cruising over the year: Mexico a few times, the Caribbean, Alaska a couple of times, Hawaii)

I've experienced better service on other cruise lines. There were holes in my linen. Oh, actually, our room was always very clean. I liked that. I was only able to catch one night of entertainment: Janine Gardiner the comedienne. Most people didn't seem to like her. I thought she was okay. What I liked least about the cruise was the food.

I know you're supposed to indulge from time to time, especially on vacations, but they didn't even offer any healthier alternatives on their menu. I found the food extremely salty or overly sweet. They loved breading meat. And there were hardly any vegetables on the menu, aside from their salad appetizers. It was all meat and starch! On our last night, the culinary staff did their big presentation of their baked Alaskas. The meringue was good, but they used really cheap ice-cream otherwise. The food gets two big thumbs down from me!