Monday, July 21, 2008

Happy Birthday Grandma <17.6.2008>

As I was already in Europe, I took the chance to visit my beloved ones in Austria.
It was a very special timing as my grandma is going to turn 89 on that day the 17th of June.


It was a nice sunny early-summer day and we all met at my parent’s house in Graz – Styria – where I am grown up.
At such event of course the whole family gathers together and we celebrate in our garden with coffee, cake & BBQ (yes, exactly in that order ;-).

Even my grandma turned 89 – you won’t guess that when you see her – that secret I haven’t learned yet. As for me I hope I will be half as healthy in younger age as she is now, when I am old – it’s just amazing.
Of course we wished her all the best for many more healthy years and the wishes were brought even from the youngest: our Elias – my nephew.


As it is always a special moment when we all meet together, we try to capture this moment … yes – time for a photo shooting!

Let’s start with the most beautiful ones – our Golden Girls:
(My grandma’s & my mother)

Next the Golden Boys – My grandpa (turning 90 this August!!!), my father & my oldest brother Christoph … and me:


Of course there is no party without Rudi & Rosi from Langenwang:


Now the couples together:

It was great for me to meet nearly all my family members – and for the ones how couldn’t celebrate with us …
This toast is on you:


PRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSTTT!!!
ALLES GUTE OMA


THE NEXT DAYS...

Before I left back to Japan I had to say goodbye and thanks for everything, so I made my turns within my family. Here you can find the finishing touch with my grandma, my friends Anne & Markus, me and ....


... the great austrian grapes!


TO THE SAKE OF ALL OF YOU