My wife arranged a very special surprise birthday party for me yesterday. I’ll confess I had been hoping for a “surprise” party, but thought it would happen in a few weeks, closer to May 22nd. My wife had me totally convinced we were going to a regular 5 de Mayo backyard gathering, and I walked in to a garden filled with family and friends with my mouth agape. Lots of good conversation, a salsa band, and some amazing vegan Mexican food. Let me sing the praises of the caterer, and recommend Alex to any Los Angeles area folks looking for a pro who can deliver a wide variety of cuisines (he doesn’t limit himself to vegan.) The soy chorizo was pretty swell, and I managed to stumble through a cumbia with my wife without stepping on her feet or pulling any muscles in my ageing body.
And my amazing spouse capped it off with a huge (vegan) chocolate cake, complete with a picture of Matilde, our first chin, beautifully drawn in icing.
Here’s a picture at Flickr.
‘Twas a very happy day.
Happy early birthday! It sounds like your wife knows you very, very well.
happy 40…? pbbfft, yeah right. nice try there hugo.
Thanks, you too. Trust me, verycold, I am every moment of 4 decades old. If you wish, you can extend proper greetings in two weeks, on my Gregorian birthday.
Missed this post the first time around.
I hope you had a wonderful birthday, Hugo.