My friend Fadz had a trivia night birthday party last week as well, held at the Fringe Bar. It was my first trivia night in a bar, and it was a lot of fun. We started out knowing most of the answers and thinking we were all that, but as the game went on and the questions got harder and we didn’t exactly kick ass like we thought we would. It was so much fun and I would love to do it again.
Happy quarter century Fadhila!
My favourite soulless red friend turned 31 last weekend. We celebrated with a BBQ lunch in the park.
Moving weekend also co-incided with my dad’s birthday. And torrential rain. So we packed, packed, packed, then had dinner with my parents, then moved the next morning. Exhausting stuff. We met my parents for dinner at a restaurant halfway between our houses – Bin 24 in North Strathfield.
Happy 30th Karyn!
My dear friend Rosalie had her 30th birthday party on Halloween this year. It was a dress-up party, themed “blast from the past”. My outfit is meant to be from the ’50s.
Happy birthday Rosalie!
Last of the birthday celebrations!
Tim and Michele were in town, so I had my whole family for my birthday, for the first time since I was a kid.
We went to lunch at one of my favourite places, Chinta Ria, for some delicious noodles and (for me!) vege dishes.
Alec sweetly organised a small gathering of friends at my favourite cafe, the Adriano Zumbo Chocolat Cafe in Balmain, to celebrate my 30th in Sydney.
The cafe closed early to accommodate us, and we had the entire (tiny!) place to ourselves for the early evening.
After the sugar high, Alec and I checked into the Observatory Hotel for the evening, and took a visit to the Sydney Observatory for their night tour. The highlight was looking through the telescope and seeing Jupiter.
We then went back to the room for a relaxing, luxurious night. Thank you Alec for making this the most special birthday ever. Love you 🙂
Turning 30 – the moment I had been dreading! It was actually lucky it occurred as it did, in Singapore and following one of my best friend’s weddings, as it put the day in perspective, as something to be enjoyed, but something small in the larger scheme of things.
My 30th began right after the wedding – midnight, which was when we arrived at a club to dance with friends after the reception.
After a late night dancing, we had a great sleep in the next morning, and a late breakfast. Perfect way to spend the last day of our trip.
Beverly, as well as organising her wedding, also managed to organise a day out for my birthday! Thanks so much Bev, I really appreciate it, and had the best birthday ever thanks to you, Lise, Chris and Alec.
After the Flyer we enjoyed an amazing foot reflexology session followed by massage (total bliss), while Lise and Chris tried the fish spa …
Next we head off on an epic adventure through the Singapore Day celebrations to find a restaurant I have been wanting to try – a vegetarian Mediterranean restaurant called Original Sin. We arrived quite late but thankfully they were still open. The food, as in the reviews I’ve read, was delicious, the wine lovely, and we had a really delightful evening.
Back at the hotel, the girls had organised another birthday cake for me! A delish chocolate concoction. Best way to end a birthday – eating cake at midnight. Thank you Bev and Lise!
A trip out to Bronte today for little Liam Duff’s first birthday party. I just love kids parties with fairy bread everywhere.
This year Alec had birthday week – it was a big birthday after all 🙂
Highlights from the week were a dinner at Thairiffic with Daniel and Hedviga (complete with birthday flan) and then our dinner tonight at Bartino – Spanish tapas, followed by dessert from Lindt. Delicious!
Happy birthday Alec. I love you times a million.
xx
