Daily Archives: August 2, 2007

“Um… I forgot to mention…”


You roll over and smile at “Jenn”. A great girl, friend of a friend; hung out with you and your crew the night before.

Not seemingly a one-nighter; Jenn is pretty great. This could go somewhere… Or it couldn’t, you think. But you know you didn’t want to mess up the ‘morning after’.

“Forgot to mention?” You repeat.

“I’ve a daughter.” She hesitates as you digest the information. “And she spends the week with her father… And she is due any minute for our weekend together.”

There’s no animosity (after all, you met her the night before), but instead, sheer panic.

“No problem,” you recover. “I love kids! We can make a great brunch together.”

Jenn smiles, thinks your a gem, and the doorbell rings.

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Dining on Top of the World – 360 Restaurant

One of the most romantic things to do in Toronto is to dine near the top of the CN Tower at the 360 Restaurant, more than one thousand feet above the city. Dozens of marriage proposals have been tendered there each year. If you snag a table for Christmas Eve and pop the question, you’ll want to buy the photograph that will be taken of you and your honey before you ascend. Otherwise, don’t be fooled (as I was) into believing this is one of the extensive security checks that precede your journey up to the restaurant.

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