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Yesterday was Party Day, celebrating my 20th anniversary of moving to Spain.
The festivities started off with a fabulous lunch at the Vineria San Telmo with friends who had come into town specially for the party. After that there was a short break to freshen up and then Peter and I went off to Bar Chinkoa to help set up. You may recall that my first plan had been to have the party on my rooftop terrace but then thought it would be more appropriate (being the Queen of Tapas and all), not to mention way less hassle, to have it at a tapas bar. Happily Manuel and Ana at Chinkoa said they would open up that evening (they’re normally closed on Sunday) so I could celebrate there with my friends. Of course I was a nervous wreck by the time we got there because I never throw parties. I worried that hardly anyone would show up and also had a last-minute extra worry when it occurred to me that people might think the party was “on me” (Spanish style) when my idea had simply been to simply shift the venue from my roof to a bar. But despite my concerns it turned out to be a lovely time.
The best part was that many of the friends who came met other friends for the first time, though they had heard of each other, either from me or via Twitter. And the general concensus was that I have some pretty wonderful friends.
Many many thanks to the gang at Chinkoa who looked after us so well, and also to all you wonderful friends who came to celebrate this very special occasion with me.
Party pics below…
[also posted on the azahar Sevilla blog]
Fiona Flores Watson said:
Thanks for a fab evening – I got to put two new faces to familiar names! A great get-together. Why not make it a regular event? Shawn’s tapas evening once a month? Date decided last-min due to work committments?
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azahar said:
Like a mini “internations”? Hmmm…
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dragonqueen said:
Pity you live so far away… seems to have been a wonderful party.
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azahar said:
I wish all my friends had been there. You’d have loved it.
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lujos said:
Looks like a great party, and all your fears were for naught! 🙂
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jmcolette said:
It looks like you had a blast. I really wish I could have been there. We will have to go out to Chinkoa the next time I am in town…now I just need to make enough money for the plane fare 😉
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Dawn said:
What a nice way to start my day, seeing pictures of you and your friends enjoying a wonderful party. Nice gift too! Well deserved with all the good cheer you share in Sevilla! Congratulations on a successful 20th anniversary celebration!
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bigbadjohnnyp said:
Glad you (and everyone else) had a good time.
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sledpress said:
So glad it went off well!
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alejna said:
It sounds like a grand celebration. I’m so glad everything worked out!
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