81 st Party Time!

Although Paulie's birthday quietly slipped by whilst in Oxford in November, the timing and occasion was just too good not to have a joint gig. Olivia turned 21 on Dec 7. Paulie turned 40 on Nov 7. 81st party time! So 60 + folks joined us on Dec 12th for a fun evening. Liv's dad, Aunt, and sis flew in from New Zealand.Paulie told the tale of her discovering she was with child in Italy and how the NZ consulate gave her a special gift despite not knowing the maternal secret. This gift (some lovely earrings) was passed on to Olivia on the night. Many guests teared up but it was back to party time in moments.

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1 .	2 Uncertan weather calls for certain action	3 Step-Pa and Father happy with results	4 ... just need to add 50 metres of fairy lights
5 .. and it's nearly ready.	6 The chefs continue their work	7 .	8 But only one is a qualified chef
9 and it shows	10 Addition "bar tent" purchased	11 and final touches..	12 ... before guests arrive
13 .	14 .	15 Olivia Family gathering - O'Roukes and Turnbull/Dunlops.	16 ...
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21 For Olivia it's a mix of school & uni pals	22 For Paulie it's friends made en France	23 Old friends	24 Sam brings his friend Anna back from Germany
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33 David provides music on the ukulele	34 .	35 .	36 .
37 The Boys	38 .	39 .	40 .
41 .	42 Paulie work pals	43 Kerry Beaustead	44 .. and Beaustead gals
45 .	46 .	47 .	48 .
49 Sophie and Nick join in	50 .	51 .	52 .
53 .	54 .	55 .	56 Kiwi Uni and childhood pals
57 .	58 Mother and child	59 .	60 ? No idea what Jack is doing. Piercing comparisons?
61 .	62 .	63 Speech time	64 It's fair to say tears were extracted from guests
65 (we'll tell the story of Paulie's pregnancy later)	66 Lilly shares	67 .	68 As does Michelle
69 .	70 And Lochie	71 .	72 .
73 Passing on the gift given in Italy to a pregnant Paulie	74 .	75 .	76 .
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81 Seductive?	82 .	83 .
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89 Daniel with a Storm blowing in	90 .	91 .	92 .
93 .	94 .	95 Youngin's leave	96 The night starts to wind down for the stayers - bed by 3.
97 The morning after and ...	98 ... wind up for Chantelle and Maurice who head back to Auckland	99 But not before a CityCat ride to Bretts wharf