Guess Who Had A Birthday?

August 9, 2012

Is a very special day for us. It marks the beginning of a new year for Stef because this day is her Birthday!!! As you know, this girl loves to party especially when she is celebrating a special event. This year, she did it in two stages - All in One Day!! - Keeping this in mind, I am going to separate this posting into two parts:

Stage One:
Since around the first of July, we have been honored to have the "Sisters in Transition" stay in one of our apartments while they are waiting for their permanent residence to be ready. Judy and Roxi pulled up stakes in the US, and decided to settle down in Atenas. They are a couple of great gals who are a lot of fun and we are rapidly becoming good friends.

Well, the morning agenda had Stef, Judy & Roxi, and Stef's good friend Cathy scheduled to run some errands in San Jose and Escazu. They ended up having lunch at our favorite Indian Restaurant - the...

As you can see there was some celebrating going on with the girls.

Starting on the left and going to the right around the table, we have Judy, Stef, Roxi and Cathy - Kind of looks like they are having a good time.

This is a sample of some of the food David had prepared for them, and they said it was wonderful.

And now, the Birthday Girl wishing all of you the best!!

Stage Two:

Now you didn't think that I wasn't going to help her celebrate did you? Well, I have got to tell you that with the help of our dear friend Mercedes, we had a pretty big dinner bash for her hosted at the Guanacaste Restaurant. I have to tell you that Mercedes went all out to make sure it was a big success.

We are very fortunate to have her as a friend

I sent out invitations to a bunch of friends and everyone I invited said YES, we are coming. It turned out to be about 30 people in total and Mercedes made sure the guys at the Guanacaste were prepared and had things set up. This event turned into a really great time. Click the arrow to check it out

Then there was the cake Mercedes baked for Stef - The kind our friends often say 

"This is the best cake I have ever put into my mouth"

And, there is me saying some nice words about my lovely wife.

WE HOPE THAT YOU HAD A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART

LOVE YOU!!!