B-day

Me at 39

OK....it's been almost a month that I turned 39 and celebrated my birthday, but it's never too late to tell you about it. Since my birthday was on my day off, I had the whole day to prepare for the party. It was a beautiful day, and I have lunch with a close friend at Zanzibar, on the beach of Jan Thiel. What a beautiful location for a birthday lunch. And my first present: a voucher for a massage at Beach Body. Wonderful. I've finally made an appointment for next Monday. Looking forward to that. Ok. Back to the party.

Ready to party

Since I have a small apartment and a small yard and only a few chairs, I decided to keep it small.

Some more family

Just family, some neighbors and a few close friends. Unfortunately, some could not make it due to car issues...the reoccuring problem of the island. I'm glad my car is great.

More family

So, in the evening about 22 people arrived at my doorstep. It was wonderful. We ended up putting my sofa bed outside to have more seating places.

My neighbor let me borrow a couple of chairs and my other neighbour brought some extra chairs. I invited a cousin whom i never met, but who was on vacation here at the moment. He brought his girlfriend and they are the most wonderful people.

After Party

Two days later we had an after party at Cinco's. A local discotheque. It was a wonderful day, it was the first time celebrating my birthday with my family on the island of Curacao.

More After Party

Grandma and aunt

My grandmother was amazed; she never expected to see so many people at the party since I've only been here a couple of months..but hey, what can i say, it's a really large and great family!

Presents

When the party was over, I had some time to unwrap my presents. Thank you everybody! By the way, I'm sitting on one of my presents, outdoor chairs from grandma.

Unwrapping presents

B-day presents