Over The Hill

Saturday comes round again and with it, yet another party - this time at Stefka's house (she of the Christmas Eve party) to celebrate both her and another colleagues (Maurizio) 40th birthdays - going over the hill (although apaprently, 40 is the new 30). Anyway, a few of us (not too large a number as Stefka's apartment is not huge) made our way over there for 7.00 - with food and drink to complement what there was. I decided to do a cheese board basically cause i was feeling too lazy to cook (and yes Mum, there WAS wensleydale on it and it had all gone by the end of the night). So, as it tradition, we ate (a bit), drank (quite a bit) and generally had a pleasant evening indeed. We even managed to do some group karaoke (although it has to be said that listening to "I've Got You Under My Skin" in an Italian accent was probably the highlight of the evening). Quite what Stefka's cat, Mishka (is that spelt right?) made of it all, i can only imagine.

Suffice to say, by the end of the night a lot of food had gone - but there was still plenty left for us to take some home as well. With some cajoling, i took back some of the cheeses i had bought and quite happily took some of the beer that Stefka had bought for the occasion (it was all european as i recall so definitely not a problem - if it was Budweiser, then there may have been issues). Largely, i think we all did a pretty good job of distracting both of the birthday people from even thinking about turning 40. Next year though, i suspect we may be having a 39th birthday celebration for them both!!!