"haaaaaay-oooooooooh!"

it's a special boy's birthday in just 1 day...can ya guess?? IT'S MIKEYCAKES, YAAAY!! the goober is turning 24 tomorrow and i cant wait to smother him with birthday keeshes :-*
...but for now, get ready for the longest post everrr, but hopefully will be worth the read! :D

so as an early bday present, i took him to one of his favorite childhood bands and we pop punked it out to Green Day last night haha. it was a blast actually! we were like teenagers all over again. plus they put on a great set, full of:

- pyrotechnic explosions - a special segment of show tunes (my favorite!)

- calling on random audience memebers to come up on stage (a 10yr old boy was "healed" haha, a few kids got to sing different whole verses of their songs, and one lucky fella got to play an entire song on Billy Joe's guitar) --
life changing moments for these kids? hell yah

- and the always fun confetti closing.

as for tomorrow/his actual birthday, it will prob consist of close friends time and dinner plans, because there is nothing like good food in good company :)

and then on friday morning we are trecking it up north to the lovely land of canada (and their maple leaf hats!!) for an extended weekend vacation in montreal (woohoo party city!! haha). we are staying at the Hilton Garden Inn Montreal Centre-ville (see: here or here) which was fabulously cheap and looks just right for our simple tastes -- constant commenting on "comfiest beds ever" + wonderfully scenic patios and rooftop pool = perfect!

also, mike & i have made a tradition ever since we first started dating to go to Six Flags for his birthday. here is a picture documenting the first birthday of his we shared (his 20th):

the Superman (Ride of Steel) of course!! (only now it's changed to the stupid "Bizarro"...ughh like wtf is that?) anyways, if you dont know what the Superman is, you are surely missing out! it is a 221ft drop at 71degrees and at 77mph right at the start, amazingness. and can you believe this was the first rollercoaster id ever been on?? when it comes to amusement parks there's never been a risk i didnt like :)

speaking of risks, and also to go along with recapping mike's birthdays, on his 21st birthday he wanted to go out in style. not the usual, boring, "lets drink until i puke like ill never see tomorrow!" type of deal - instead we went skydiving. it was definitely one of the greatest experiences ever, and im so glad i got to share it with him. and because he was the big, tough, birthday boy he wanted to go first, which actually made me extremely calm instead of nervous, but definitely 110% excited for the jump. no pics from that night sadly (and videos of it were like $200 a person, a lot of $$$ for a poor 18yr old like me at the time), however we did get certificates for proof and my memories will last my whole lifetime! the site itself is awesome btw, here is the link plus photos of the area + their tandems:

the location of Skydive New England in Maine. we stayed in those cabins overnight and they had the most kickass, huge bonfire i had ever seen! plus can you see all those parachutes landing in the center of the grassfield? well as soon as we drove up and parked, we all just looked up in the sky and stared in wonder at all of the dozens of bright, vibrant chutes that were floating down.

after the intense jump it is honestly the most peaceful and goregeous view you could ever get, as once the chute comes out it is smooth sailing :)
wooo rock on! also this guy looks like my tamdem instructor

aw golly, id love to do this!

alright alright, so to continue with mike's extravaganza bday celebrations (and the rest will be more tame hehe) for his 22nd we took a vaca to Florida and visited all the tourist hot spots - including Universal, Islands of Adventure, Medieval Times, and a Pirate Dinner (too many pics to post, so ill save you the white space). the following, however, was the best souvenir EVER.


and lastly, for his 23rd we went to the Riveria Maya, Mexico. beaches, tours (wildlife, culture, and zip lining!), clubbing, pool/wet bar and repeat every day for a week - heaven on earth!! again, too many pics to post - but ill leave you with a sceneic pic, my favorite pic and then mike's favorite pic, respectively.

the beach at Tulum (out fave), after our Myan temple tour

drunk off sandy shores :)

haha. eep, this picture is awful on my behalf, but since the boy loves it so, ill put it up for him :)


IN SHORT...

everybody please wish mikeycakes a happy birthday!! :)

i had so much fun looking back, and with each year we get older i hope we all remember to live life to the fullest and always be happy to be with the ones we love<3