Yesterday was Ricardo’s 33rd birthday. I surprised him by taking the day off of work so we could hang out all day. We enjoyed some yummy breakfast at Cracker Barrel and did a little shopping for the karate tournament this weekend, had lunch with Cha Chi and Igsora and then he headed off to Karate. He didn’t know that a few of us had planned a little surprise so when Alexander, Mel, and I showed up with balloons and Jackie with a cake, he was pretty excited and so were the kids at the thought of cake BEFORE class. The most exciting part was when he put out the candles with some karate moves. The kids already think he’s awesome and now, it’s all over…he is the coolest thing they’ve ever seen!