Things never to say "No" to...

When your good buddy (who happens to be named Craig) offers you FREE FOOD, FREE BEER, AND FREE TICKETS to a rugby game, you cannot say "No". When your honey offers you a fuzzy, fleece blanket to keep you warm while watching the game, you cannot say "No", except when the fuzzy, fleece blanket happens to be the one and only ugly blanket (Brian, you can have that one).

When your friends decide to get together one evening and make a plate full of sushi and warm bowls of miso soup, you cannot say "No" (even though that already happened two weeks ago in Wanaka).

When your friend dares you to eat a spoonful of wasabi, you cannot say "No" (especially when someone is armed and ready to capture the moment on the digital camera).

When your beautiful friend, Nashi, wants to go mountain bike riding, you cannot say "No".

When the bike wants to get downright dirty, you cannot say "No".

When riding in warm sunshine makes for two happy, muddy ladies, the sun cannot say "No".

When your fiance offers to go to work for you so you can bum out all day with Layla (my friend Nashi's daughter), you cannot say "No" (especially when Layla looks at you with that smile!). And finally, when Layla asks you to come down the slide with her, you simply cannot say "No" no matter how wet the slide is...