It was a wonderful reason to celebrate even if it is three months early.
All the birthdays are in October- Lynne (sister-in-law) turns 40, Andrew (brother) turns 50 and Michele (sister) turns 60 so as Michele heads back to Tokyo on Saturday next Maddy organized a celebration for the birthdays.
Donovans restaurant was the venue. Turns out we'd been there 10 years earlier for Michele's 50th but that's another story.
Rick (brother) and Char (sister-in-law) were down from Brisbane for two reasons- the birthday and to be with Maddy for a while during some of her chemotherapy treatment. Char heads back to Brisbane/ Esk on Tuesday and Rick will say on for a week or so.
There were eleven of us at lunch. The food was great and the space we had in the restaurant was like a family dining area separate from the rest of the restaurant but not shut off from it. The dessert of bomb alaska proved a bit disappointing only because they could not flame it for us but they did make it special with the birthday greeting.
It was all a bit long for Maddy and she was really tired by the time we were leaving- a combination of the chemotherapy and age but we headed back to the "ancestral seat" for cake. How any of us could contemplate eating anything more is beyond me. Michele, Kate, Lynne and I went to Let Them Eat Cake shop to pick up the cake and petit fours.
It was such a good family event with the usual banter and sharing.
The timing of my trip home and Michele's trip back to Tokyo has linked in really well.
3 comments:
150 Years! What fun! Sounds like it was a wonderful time for all of you.
Wow Celia---what a great time it looks like you are having. The cakes look wonderful. It must be so good to all be able to be together again! Enjoy!!!
Sounds like you are havig a great time. It is nice to see family again, I haven't seen mine since my mother died a couple of years ago. Enjoy it all! Btw., the cakes and all look wonderful
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