Monday, January 07, 2008

Cheers and Chin!

I have this really horrible habit of writing posts, saving them, and then never publishing them. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to stop doing that. OK, not really.

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Anyway, New Year’s Eve is also French Father-in-Law’s birthday. And since this year he turned 60, his family and friends conspired to throw him a surprise birthday party. He thought he was invited to a quiet dinner with another couple. Imagine his surprise when 30 people came popping out of a back bedroom to sing him Happy Birthday. And the singing didn’t stop there. It was a great night. And not just because I had one of my best hair days ever.
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There was so much singing, and eating, and drinking. I needed a nap half way through dinner! The dancing had only just started at around 3AM when we decided we just couldn't take anymore and had to get home and into bed.

A few highlights from the evening:


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1. The look of utter confusion on French Father-in-Law's face as we all jumped out to yell "Surprise!"

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2. The Gorgeous Food!


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3. Dancing and cheering!


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4. The "Girls Only" drinking session in the wine cellar.
(note: Lemoncello + Ice Wine = Very Dizzy.)


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5. All the love!

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Update: After the party French Mother-in-Law did the empty bottle math to discover that, assuming everyone drank the same amount, each person at the party drank the equivalent of one bottle of champagne and two bottles of wine. It's official: I married into the coolest French family ever.

2 comments:

Cherise said...

I love the French...

Is that the wine cellar in your IL's house?! I want to move in!

Liz Tran said...

Your hair looks gorgeous! BTW.... You look like your mommy.