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Thursday 8 March 2018

Family birthdays

During the month of March there are quite a few birthdays and wedding anniversaries in my family, as well as a few friends celebrate in March too - all wonderful Pisceans.

My birthday was on Friday, 2nd March, but I didn't do anything special on the day as my husband was only arriving from Sydney that evening, to spend the birthday weekend with me.
On Saturday we had a group of friends over for afternoon snacks and drinks and it was a fun day.
I received quite a few lovely gifts and about 5 or 6 bunches of flowers that are now spread around the house.



Flowers galore and other gifts

On Sunday, my husband just wanted to have a quiet day at home, so we watched movies and chatted about our forthcoming trip at the end of the month. I left Jose at the airport just after midnight as he was flying on the (Monday) 1a.m. flight, which he has informed me he won't do again as he's no longer 20 years old and can't go the night with hardly any sleep...

I know it's not a very pleasant flight but because they didn't have a public holiday on Monday like we did in Western Australia he wanted to fly back on Sunday so as not to miss work, as well as it was a much cheaper flight.

Luckily for me Monday was a public holiday in Western Australia - Labour day - so I could sleep late. Later I caught up on blogs, read, put paperwork in order and never even set foot outside as it was pretty hot (37C) and humid.


On Thursday 8th of March - International Women's Day - is my daughter's 33rd birthday.
Karina has become such a wonderful young woman - friendly, confident, respectful, hard-worker, ambitious (is this a quality?)...and I'm extremely proud of her achievements in her short life. She 's conquering the world a smile at a time!

From a happy baby to a happy woman


She started travelling the world at 3 months of age, when we flew from Germany to South Africa. We lived in Germany until she was about 6 years old, so she also traveled a lot all over Europe when young. 
Today she still loves to travel and is lucky that her job takes her to many places.
She has lived in a lot more places that I have - Germany, South Africa, Portugal, France, Holland and is soon moving to The Philippines.  

Celebrating Karina's 30th in Portugal

Left to Right - In Perth, Disneyland Florida, Madurodam in The Hage, South Africa, Paris, Turkey, Monaco, Barcelona, Spain.



And...on Sunday 11th March is my Dad's 85th birthday.
It's so great that he has reached this wonderful age in relatively good health.
My Mom is planning a surprise birthday party (don't worry, he doesn't read the blog), with my sister who lives in Portugal and all his nephews and nieces are invited. 
My Dad was the youngest of 5 brothers and sisters, he was 10 years younger that the next brother, and he's the only one alive.
Just like my Mom, he also attends Third Age University, started learning how to paint a decade ago, took up photography also a few years ago and always carries his camera with him just in case... He enjoys singing, he used to sing on the Radio before he met my Mom, and if asked he will still perform at parties - old fashioned romantic ballads are his specialty.


Dad and Mom, photo from 2017
Mom and Dad, in the middle of the whole family in Aug 2017, a young Dad and Mom, the photographer being photographed, singing at a party.
Happy birthday to all the March people!

34 comments:

  1. Happy birthday to all!!

    Uma família muito unida pelo que parece. Que bom!

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    1. Obrigada Catarina. Tentamos o melhor visto que estamos espalhados pelos 4 cantos do mundo!

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  2. Loved reading this post Sami, you have a lovely big family spread out around the world. It's wonderful that you get to catch up with them now and then. Your daughter is gorgeous, just like her Mum! We really enjoyed sharing your birthday afternoon tea with you and meeting J. Must be horrible when he has to get on the plane and head back to Sydney. Still, you'll be off on holiday soon ☺

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    1. Thanks for coming Grace, it was lovely and hope to keep those orchids looking beautiful :)
      Yes, very hard for both of us this living apart thing, hopefully it won't be for too long.

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  3. So you opened a flower-shop? ;-)
    A beautiful collection you got for your Birthday.
    And sadly yes, we´re not 20 anymore, lack of sleep (or flying altogether) is exhausting ...

    Your daughter is awesome and a very far traveller. The Philippines! Well, reckon you´ll visit her there, too :-)

    Aww. Your parents! Amazing, such a gift!
    I only hope if I ever reach that age relatively healthy there won´t be a surprise-party. Actually never-ever, I´d get a heart-attack for very sure, no kidding.

    To many more Birthdays, adventures, fun and health!

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    1. I could almost open a flower shop :)
      I'm sure the Philippines will be a future destination.
      Thanks Iris.

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  4. Happy birthday to all!! How nice to have the house full of flowers. Your daughter has your smile, a beautiful one I have to say. Have a great March with lots of celebrations!

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    1. Thank you Sara. I enjoy coming home to all those flowers and a delicious fragrance.
      Thanks for the compliment :)

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  5. Happy (belated) birthday wishes to you and your loved ones! You are blessed with a wonderful family!

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  6. That is a lot to celebrate for you. Happy birthday to you and your loved ones!

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  7. That is quite the milestone, my grandpa died at 81 I think.

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    1. Yes a big milestone! Thanks Adam, 81 is not too bad either.

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  8. That's a nice tribute to both your daughter and your father. I wonder which came first? International Women's Day or your daughter. :)

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    1. Thanks Andrew. Just looked up, International Women's day started being celebrated 10 years in 1975, so 10 years before my daughter was born. To tell you the truth back then I don't think I had heard of it, but social media wasn't what it is today, no internet back then to divulge these things.

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  9. Um mês de Março cheio de aniversários e gostei bastante dos arranjos florais.
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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    1. Obrigada Francisco. Foram os arranjos todos que recebi pelo meu aniversario :)

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  10. You've been busy! But what a wonderful post filled with so much fun and great joy! March must be a very happy month for you!

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    1. Thanks Jeanie, yes a happy month for the family.

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  11. Looks like I missed your birthday. It sounds wonderful, though.

    I was in awe. You, your mother, and your daughter look so much alike, I could hardly tell the difference. Very impressive photos of your daughter and I am sure your father will really enjoy the surprise party your mother has cooked up for him.

    Again, happy belated birthday, dear Sami.

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    1. Thank you Elizabeth, very kind of you. I'm sure will enjoy the surprise :)

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  12. Ontem foi o aniversário da minha mulher, no dia 30 será o aniversário da minha filha.
    Bjs, bfds

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    1. Obrigada Pedro. No mesmo dia da minha filha. Bom fim de semana.

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  13. Parabéns à família. Lindas fotos. Adorei as flores. Bom fim de semana Sami.

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    1. Obrigada Sandra, bom fim de semana para si tambem.

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  14. Happy birthday to all. I enjoyed seeing all your family photos. Family love is priceless!

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    1. Thanks Bill, it really is great to have a good and loving family.

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  15. Many Happy Birthday Wishes to all.
    So lovely to see the photographs.

    All the best Jan

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