{"id":2510,"date":"2009-06-17T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2009-06-17T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/?p=2510"},"modified":"2011-08-21T20:31:53","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T01:31:53","slug":"cholla-amigos-celebrate-birthdays-brian-turns-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/?p=2510","title":{"rendered":"Cholla Amigos Celebrate Birthdays, Brian turns WHAT..?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, I&#8217;m not sure he&#8217;s older than dirt but he <em>did<\/em> have a significant birthday this week. It involves a &#8220;6&#8221; and a &#8220;0&#8221;, but don&#8217;t tell anyone.  Also our amiga, Ms. Wendt, had a birthday of <em>no<\/em> significance, as far as I&#8217;m concerned.  Of course, she is none too happy about being a year away from the big 4-0.  Feliz Cumpleanos to both!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Heather for her hard work preparing some amazingly mouth watering food, as well as hosting the shindig.  As usual, she outdid herself with the Jello shots, the slow-smoked ribs, yummy potato salad, and homemade ice cream just to name a few of her creations.  And not to be forgotten, Lisa&#8217;s crab\/artichoke dip and smoked salmon and Alisa&#8217;s crackamole, I mean guacamole.  (Yes, it&#8217;s <em>that<\/em> good.)  Here are some of the photos from our little celebration last Friday in Cholla&#8230; <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"439\" alt=\"IMG 8914\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8914.jpg\" width=\"656\" vspace=\"6\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"366\" alt=\"IMG 8884\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8884.jpg\" width=\"403\" align=\"right\" vspace=\"6\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>Our birthday hosts, Lisa, Brian and Heather entertain us all as we enjoy a perfect evening in Cholla.  It certainly doesn&#8217;t get much better than being surrounded by good friends, new and old, looking out over the beautiful Sea of Cortez&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"439\" alt=\"IMG 8887\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8887.jpg\" width=\"656\" vspace=\"6\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"439\" alt=\"IMG 8891\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8891.jpg\" width=\"656\" vspace=\"6\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"384\" alt=\"IMG 8897\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8897.jpg\" width=\"477\" vspace=\"6\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"428\" alt=\"IMG 8898\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8898.jpg\" width=\"529\" vspace=\"6\" \/> Wow!  Does someone have a fire extinguisher?<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Lisa and Brian serenading each other with a little &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221;&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"352\" alt=\"IMG 8903\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8903.jpg\" width=\"427\" vspace=\"6\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" alt=\"IMG 8905\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8905.jpg\" width=\"494\" vspace=\"6\" \/>A little fuzzy&#8230;how much tequila did <em>you<\/em> have?<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"325\" alt=\"IMG 0907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-0907-1.jpg\" width=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Hmmm&#8230;maybe the tequila <em>AND<\/em> Jello shots were what did it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Bill <em>had<\/em> to go and ruin the picture&#8230;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"368\" alt=\"IMG 8913\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8913.jpg\" width=\"550\" vspace=\"6\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"398\" alt=\"IMG 8916\" hspace=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-8916.jpg\" width=\"400\" vspace=\"6\" \/>Sweet Lily gave Captain Brian a beautiful, handmade keepsake to store his treasures in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Rusty made Captain Brian a birthday card that looked like an old treasure map.  He also drew him an amazing picture of a pirate ghost ship.  <em>Very<\/em> cool.  Otis made Captain Brian a great card, too, but he didn&#8217;t <em>quite<\/em> make it to see Brian open them&#8230;  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"WIDTH: 336px; HEIGHT: 460px\" height=\"519\" alt=\"IMG 0914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-0914-1.jpg\" width=\"402\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"461\" alt=\"IMG 0912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-0912.jpg\" width=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">It was a great night of great food and great friends&#8230;hope you enjoy our photos&#8230;signing off from Cholla Bay&#8230;hasta luego, mis amigos&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"247\" alt=\"IMG 0489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gatolocosailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/img-0489.jpg\" width=\"449\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"pdf24Plugin-cp\"> \t<form name=\"pdf24Form0\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/doc2pdf.pdf24.org\/wordpress.php\" target=\"pdf24PopWin\" onsubmit=\"var pdf24Win = window.open('about:blank', 'pdf24PopWin', 'resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,width=600,height=250,left='+(screen.width\/2-300)+',top='+(screen.height\/3-125)+''); 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