My Surprise 30th Birthday!

I’ve never had a surprise birthday party, and this one definitely came as a surprise!  Just before we left for Samoa, I’d sent out an email to all my friends in Melbourne inviting them to Mum & Dad’s place on Saturday 14th January for some casual birthday drinks and a catch-up.  What I didn’t know was that my Mum completely hijacked my email list!  She sent another email out to everyone on my email list telling them to ignore my email because she had something else in mind – sneaky Mum!

We arrived back from Samoa on 11th January and I organized to go out for a few quiet drinks with my mate Colin on my birthday – Friday 13th January.  Mum had collected quite a list of RSVPs for my party on Saturday while I’d been away, and I was looking forward to seeing everyone the next day.  We drove down to a local pub called the Geebung Polo Club, which by chance is where I had my 21st birthday party (and I didn’t even join the dots then!).  I grabbed a beer, walked around the corner, and there was EVERYONE!

It turned out to be a great night and a fantastic way to see some friends that I hadn’t seen since I left Australia way back in 1998.  Thanks everyone for coming and making it such a memorable night!!  Special thanks to Matty Farrell and Laura, who came down from Sydney for it!

Thanks for the pressie guys!!  Now I have my very own Ken Duncan print!

Mum, Dad, Me, Marnie, Adriana

The family knife (a hand-me-down through the generations) celebrates another milestone!

Adri with Katie and James.