Friday night was The Middle Child's 18th birthday party. We put on a BBQ and the bar was a huge hit with the young people. Saturday night was my 50th birthday party and we partied hard as fifty-odd people descended on the alfresco area for finger food, drinks and some live music. I crawled into bed around 3:00am (and I'm still recovering...)
In honour of the special occasion, I added some decorations, expanding on our Balinese theme with temple flags and decorative umbrellas:
The weather had been woeful all week, with heavy rain almost non-stop. So because more thunderstorms were predicted over the weekend, we rushed out and bought an emergency shelter thingy for the bar... which then wasn't needed, since the weather was perfect. Oh well, it was easy to assemble and no doubt it will come in handy for future outdoor parties.
Beats wrestling with poles and so on - this thing just unfolds and when you're finished with it, folds up and goes right back into a smallish bag for storage. Anaconda, people, if you need one....
Anyway, the outdoor area was perfect for both parties - all of the teenagers who were here on Friday night apparently want to move into our house, and the adults on Saturday were very complimentary too. :)
This area will be well used over the summer... I foresee plenty of BBQs and alfresco drinks over the next few weeks.
3 comments:
A very Happy Birthday to you, Kek!!
Where, may i ask, did you get that umbrella? Would love one!
Hi Craig! They're everywhere... we got ours from Loot: http://www.loot.com.au/
Raging Earth also has them, and I've seen them at many nurseries - the kind with the fancy homewares shops. Price-wise, your best bet apart from Loot might be Balinese importers. Try Googling "Bali imports" or similar for one in your area.
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