the birthday party for Sigifredo and Margoth

My landlord/housemate Sigifredo turned 50 on the 6th of October, and a good friend Margoth turned 44 on the 5th. (She gave me a 50th party at her house last year) I decided to throw a combined party for the two of them to celebrate the occasion.
Shopped, cooked, cleaned, borrowed chairs and coffee maker and somehow over 30 people managed to fit in my house. Sigifredo invited friends, neighbors and family, and some of my friends came as well. At the last minute, he hired a local singer who dressed in Mariachi but sang all kinds of things (ballads, pop songs, ranchera, happy birthday) and everyone seemed to have a good time.
Pictured are Dona Emilse (Sigifredo's mother) Sharon, the singer, and other family members;



Linda and her son Eli;

Nano faking it with the guitar;






Herman in the mariachi hat, with wife Deborah and son Elian;









Dona Luz, Viviana and Fran,













and Sigifredo and Margoth with the cake. We tried to put 94 candles over two cakes, and almost burned the place down - the candles caught really quickly, and as we sang cumpleanos feliz, Margoth is sprinkling the cake with her drink to quench the fire!