Pole Dancing, Cheese, playboy bunnies and Ghana!!!!

Well.....
Last week Libby and I went to a pole dancing class - it is HARD work!!!
I managed to do a few moves bgot a HUUUUUGE bruise on my leg!
I then went to Wisconsin to a cheese festival. I do also have friend who I met in Costa Rica who lives there but the cheese was a pretty big draw!



The night before said cheese festival we went out fora few beers and dinner.
One of the advertised drinks was PBR (the cheapest beer ever) with a pickled egg in!!!


The main thing the Wisconsin is known for is fried cheese curds, this is cheese.. friend in beer batter... could there be anything worse for you that tastes so good?!



Last weekend some of us from work went out in New Rochelle, who knew New Ro could be so fun!! We went to Silkies The owner claims to have been a play boy bunny and has had the most plastic surgery ever. But she is sooo much fun. We were the only ones in there and we had the juke box on and were singing with a microphone swiftly provided by by Silkie.



But.. the big news - I am going to Ghana!!!! I will be volunteering with CCS in the Volta Region in Hohoe (pronounced Ho-way) in January

Birthday Party!

So Laura, Cass and I all have birthdays around the same time, so decided to have a joint Birthday party, a joint KIDS birthday party.

Saturday Laura and I spent time filling the piñata


We then baked our Birthday cake



Actual day of the party.....


We had egg and spoon races


...pass the parcel


Pinata


Wizards, Elves and Giants


Birthday cake


Party bags, water ballon name games - that end up bursting on me and LOTS LOTS more!


It was soooo much fun and great way to celebrate me turning quarter of a century!!!

Brazilian Day!

So this weekend was full of Brazilian festivities! It was BRAZILIAN DAY!
Jon, Jay and I went and checked out Little Brazil and the huge street festival there.


We then wandered into Build Bear Factory I definitely could not get over how you could buy themed outfits, shoes, sun glasses, mobile phone, all kinds for the bear - even boxer shorts!


In the evening, I went to Sounds of Brazil there was a Brazilian Band playing called Banda Eva


They were really good and it was good because it was a small club and we were really close! I even got a photo with some of the band members! they played a reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally long set for at least 2 and half hours!

After them, there was this great drumming band.



It completely reminded me of being back on the streets of Salvador!!!