Happy Birthday to Trinity

Sunday was Trinity’s birthday (hey, I was busy). I’d been planning for a long time to get him something really good for his 29th birthday — I know! He’s practically a baby! — but didn’t really decide until about two weeks ago what to get. I went back forth quite a bit on the iPhone, then thought about a Wii (too hard to get), briefly considered getting him a leather jacket or something else similarly decadent, then went back to the iPhone. Finally, I got inspiration from church folks. It was perfect! It was about in the price range I could spend, was something Trinity absolutely loves, and it was something we could do together (I’m always looking for stuff we could do together). Laker tickets!

I spent a few days quizzing everyone I knew about what game I should buy tickets for. One coworker suggested the Rockets game, but a sports guy said, nah, the Lakers will bury the Rockets — and they did. The sports guy also recommended the Pistons, and the more people I quizzed, the better that game sounded.

So I arranged to get the Friday off when the Lakers play the Pistons (this Friday), and Saturday, just to not have to go to have a random work day in what should be a fun weekend. I called Trinity’s boss to make sure he could have that night off (his company gives him a day off for his birthday). Then I bought the ticket through a ticket broker through my company’s corporate perks site (it really works!). I worried a little when the broker had the delivery scheduled for election day (I was working night shift, Trin working day, so there was a chance the delivery might have arrived when he was home), but it turned out they were FedExed early, on Monday.

So, you might be wondering, how did he react when he saw the tickets?

Trinity gets Laker tickets...and doesnt react

Trinity gets Laker tickets...and doesn't react

Yup. That’s it. Pursed lips. Kind of an “uh huh….” reaction.

Anyway, as much as I hoped for his eyes to widen and for a big grin, I know that’s not how he is, so I’m pretty sure he’ll get excited once we get to Staples Center. I’ve already been admonished to make sure he eats, since Trinity has no appetite whilst the Lakers are playing.