It was exactly four years ago this month that I moved to Buenos Aires from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. And it was then that I first celebrated my birthday in Argentina. I invited a few friends to my tourist apartment, and ordered a cake, a pastel. When I went to pick it up, I had a meatloaf with my name written on it! No wonder the girl looked so strangely at me at the deli! In Mexico a cake is a pastel, and a torta is a sandwich! Talk about learning the hard way! But I stuck a candle in it and we all had a good laugh.
It was exactly four years ago this month that I moved to Buenos Aires from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. And it was then that I first celebrated my birthday in Argentina. I invited a few friends to my tourist apartment, and ordered a cake, a 
For the first time since 1916, Easter Sunday is also my birthday.
For the first time since 1916, Easter Sunday is also my birthday.But I will never get used to Easter and my birthday falling in autumn!
4 comments:
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday again! I'm glad I could share the day with you this year :-)
TP, sure did miss you last night at the milonga to end all milongas!
But so glad YOU were there, Tina! And thanks so much for bringing Mlle Chemin du Tango.
I had so very much fun thanks to my wonderful friends.
Cherie,
Please send me some photos when possible. Would love to see what I have missed. :(
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