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As this site is primarily a record for me to look back on (and hopefully laugh) from the comfort of my rocking chair one day, I feel it entirely necessary to document my birthday get together with friends… \u00a0Birthdays abroad can be strange things away from friends and family at home, but thankfully, a rowdy bunch agreed to help me celebrate.<\/p>\n

As a seventies baby, I have to thank them for giving in to my whim of fancy dress seventies style, and stepping up to the challenge fantastically! \u00a0I don’t think I will forget the sight of Yoda, Darth Vader (who are actually married by the way), Stevie Nicks, Princess Leia and Hans Solo (still happily married!), a couple of hippies and a seventies porn star (in his wife’s jeans!) emerging from taxis and walking up our driveway, and I am sure our bemused Bavarian neighbours won’t either…<\/p>\n

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Mr R and I went as John and (a massively inflated) Yoko – in white, not naked – although it was a hot night so John’s beard and wig didn’t stay on for long. \u00a0 Not so hirsute John managed to carry on with the act for the rest of the evening however with the worst accent, and periodically annoying us with renditions of “Woman” on his guitar. Incidentally, if you are looking for decent fancy dress in Munich and beyond, I highly recommend Karneval Universe<\/a>, I think they have nearly every outfit\/accessory you can think of, including costumes for dogs. \u00a0 Really.<\/p>\n

I have to thank another friend for turning up with boxes of gorgeous fresh food (together with every utensil imaginable) before cooking up a storm and serving up a majestic 8 course Thai Feast<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0all the while keeping cool calm and collected in the kitchen. \u00a0 I am sure my best attempts under the same hectic circumstances would have been beans on toast for 12, but she not only cooked exquisitely, she also managed the washing up – I need to order her a Wonder Woman costume!!<\/p>\n

I also have to thank another friend for the truly magnificent cake<\/a> above – with an elevated number to include another special birthday person in attendance. \u00a0 \u00a0Almost too pretty to cut, it has to be perhaps my favourite birthday cake to date – apart from the Snail cake challenge that I set my poor Mum for my 8th birthday, and that she actually managed to carry off (I must ask if she has a picture somewhere, it was amazing!).<\/p>\n

Thanks have to go to everyone in attendance for my aching jaw from all the laughter, and to Hans Solo who refused to sit down for long and did far too much helping out. \u00a0 \u00a0Yoda gets a special mention for managing to overcome a personal phobia by keeping his “face” on for a lot of the evening until he almost passed out from either claustrophobia or the heat, I couldn’t tell (but not before stealing Princess Leia’s space age fan!)! \u00a0 Thanks to the baby too as despite the night long celebrations as I am not currently able to drink, I woke up hangover free the following morning! \u00a0And the biggest thank you has to go to Mr R who got up the next morning and cleared away the rest of the detritus whilst I slumbered on.<\/p>\n

It is said that friends can become family to a certain extent when you live abroad, and I have to agree. \u00a0 Being lumped together by language, country and circumstance can forge firm friendships faster than usual, but of course thanks must also go to my real family and other friends across the globe who despite not being able to be there to celebrate, did manage to make my birthday special too… I am sure we will make up for lost time at a later date!<\/p>\n

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