the best 60th birthday party ever…..

 

 

 

 

 Blog 19 July

 

 

Well it is official, we are 60 and there is no getting away from the fact… this pic was taken a week before our party at Shirley and Mark’s house and I am choosing to use this as our official 60^th year photo

 

 

 

 

Our week of celebration started with the arrival of Chris and Sam who stopped overnight then packed up our camper and took a few days off in Brittany whilst the rest of the family arrived. After all the preparation, the shopping and checking of lists our family arrived in warm basking weather and the  promise of a fun filled few days together

 

 

 

 Mike and I had planned to have lots of activities in terms of games and outings but we found we were all happier sat around the table just chatting and that was perfect for us, it is so rare to have relaxed time  to sit and chat, to  chew the cud …en famille

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our mobile homes were full, the house was full and the brave campers camped in comfort with all mod cons.  We added one more camper with the arrival of Mike’s cousins Colin and Jill who drove up from La Charante to join us for the big party night. 

 

 

We played Boule and walked around the garden and here is the moment of big debate to see who is the closest to the jokey and no matter how much  you try to play this game as a laugh it suddenly becomes serious and everyone becomes concentrated, at least until the dinner gong goes or the pop of a cork echoes across the gardens.

 

 

 

Every morning we all met on the patio for breakfast  and those who stayed on site met up again for lunch and every night was party night. A thunderstorm threatened on BBQ night and Billy suggested we should perhaps get under cover before the heavens opened and we were then entertained by nature herself with the most spectacular lightning and thunder display that kept us all awake most of the night after the party had finished.

 
 

 

 

 

On the night of the Party we had planned to be 25 around the table under the stars but as we made our little speeches to thank our family for making such a huge effort to be with us in Brevands there was a flash of lightning and a rumble of thunder and with 30 minutes to go before our friends arrived we decanted the whole party into the barn ……just in case……..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chilly and rice seemed a bit of a warm dish for such a hot and muggy night but the wine flowed and laughter and fun resonated high into our beautiful barn roof.

 

 

 

 

 At half time we all took a walk through the garden for a breath of fresh air and change of dinner partners before the sun set a chance to see the garden at dusk

 

 

 

 

 

And then the karaoke started and only those who saw it to the end  will live with the memory with a grin and a chuckle …………mmm

 

 What a fantastic time we had, a birthday party to be remembered and treasured, full of love and family, in our garden, in our home, here in France

 

  And then it is all over, and  everyone has to go home… glad to say parties left at different times, each goodbye a melancholy to bear… but there is always the next time and we hope it will be soon…..

thank you our  family and friends for the best 60^th birthday party ever…..