Birthday Part1 - Anniversaire

Monday, July 24, 2006

Feel like writing again - I am in the train for over 5 hours now - and hope to get to Stuttgart close after midnight.

The battery of my notebook was empty after 2 hours, so after cleaning up my address book on the phone (madamme perfectioniste) and being bored for a while doing nothing, I discovered my old travel notes (Vietnam, last summer) on the phone. Wow, was cooooool!!! I felt like if it was yesterday, funny funny! OK before the battery of my phone is empty :))) It was (and going to be by the way) the most crazy birthday I've ever had :) First, I changed the whole planning at least three times (God thanks you are allowed to do such things in private life *hihi*). Stuttgart or Paris and when and how... Anyway, I went for partying in Paris on 24th (actually 23d night - the only possible) and Stuttgart on 25th and 26th....

Saturday, 22nd...

42 degrees in Paris, Dimitri decided to go to his mom's place in Noisy... Idyllic place, and we made the evening a little bit crazy - our dinner was a paella and chicken wings from supermarket :))))...

He looked a bit surprised as I told him I must attend a call at 5 on Sunday, but he took it as a gentleman and the only thing I had to "cook" for my Birthday party was the fruit salad :).


Sunday, 23d...

Oh it was "marvelous" (as my French friends would say). We were at Sylvain's mom's place (a huge flat with the huge garden, middle in Paris!) and just 8:

Marco was there already as we arrived. His dark eyes looked tired, his teint almost white - he definitely spent too many hours in front of the computer - he anyway was at his notebook as we left on Saturday and was almost in same position yesterday (I don't want to make assumptions if he worked or skyped ;)) 3 days beard made him look a little bit dangerous :)

Stephan came very punctually :)... Cut his hair b'cause of the job... And asked me again how I prefer his hair. My answer was same (long: then he looks like a paintist... I assume his boss has something against a pilot of a private jet looking like an artist).

Alex - the eldest friend of Dimitri... A tough woman... "La perfection de tort n'exstait pas" - hummm... I definitely did my best to follow the discussion :). She came from Nice for the weekend. Our young sweet Marco (he's only 27) looked charmed.

Ana and Bruno, I think they know me longest (well except Sylvain). Relaxed, with the beautiful teint after a week vacation... Was great to see them again, and we quickly changed the sitting order (established a "girl's corner" with Alex, even if it didn't last long ;o)) I will wear their present from now on.

Sylvain came as last... His birthday present was a "Concert pour Ilona"... V e r y romantical, so great: Sylvain at the piano, we chose the songs (the start was "Le petit Chauvier", and the end - my v e r y favorite one "Le Mysogyne"). We all were singing with him (even Alex, although she never heard the songs before, and even me who doesn't understand the half of the text :)) Oh Augenblick, verweile... Close past 2 a.m., we went home...

Of course same way as we came - by scooter. Brrrr!!!... Feel cold just thinking of that!..