Mariya, Tom, and Pedro's Wrong Housewarming Party

Last night Mariya and her lovely penthousemates (that's right, I said penthouse) threw a fabulous housewarming party. The theme was simply "wrong". Hard to say how many attendees actually adhered to the theme, but Uli and I thought it would be clever to bring Band-Aids as a wrong housewarming gift...funny, no? I guess no one else thought so either. Oh well.

Anyway, back to the penthouse. The frickin' elevator brings them directly into their frickin' penthouse! I don't know if it gets more pimp than that.



The turnout was quite good, and there was no shortage of mojitos, sangria, snacky poofs, and pleasant company. Tjhien shared his favorite parts of a fish head to eat: the cheeks, neck, and back of the neck. He said the cheek is the best because it is the most tender muscle. Mmm...



And to top it all off, they surprised me with cake and sang "Happy Birthday" to me! What's funny is I was having a nice chat with Francesco on the balcony when I heard them start singing inside. I thought maybe it was for someone else, but they just didn't realize I was outside! =) And they also gave me a card, which was signed in many languages I don't know. I was very touched.



The cake was right down my alley--more like a cheesecake. Apparently, Julie ordered it, who unfortunately wasn't able to attend=(. We ran out of forks, but Tilek was resourceful and used a cracker to eat his cake. A few others followed his lead, including me. (Yes, there were probably spoons in the kitchen, but too far.)



Anyway, a very enjoyable night indeed--the kind where you stumble home happy=). And here is one of my favorite pics of the night. Adel's expression is priceless.