
For Waitangi Day we decided to have New Zealanders around to our house for some Kiwi As celebrations. We decorated the lounge with all of our expired NZ calendars and Scarface and R2 D2 even got in on the act. All the usual suspects came around. We invited some non-NZers but Liam was the only one game to show. Time was passed with some headbands, some circle of death, some NZ tunes, some Tongan Ninja and Marcus even managed to score himself a free haircut from cuz Beverley. Chur.
Soon thereafter Marcus settled himself into his 30s by turning 31. On the day of his birthday Jess took him out for a secret surprise dinner at 13 the Jamie Oliver Restaurant in Old Street that he did a TV show about where he took kids who were failing at school etc and made them successful as chefs. It is still staffed that way. We had a tasty meal of Italian food. Mamma Mia! Wasn’t he lucky?
He sure was because that weekend he got to go out with all his friends for Yum Cha. It is common in Wellington but there aren’t many places in London that do it with Trolley’s and everything. There was a big group, which is the best way to do Yum Cha because it meant we all got to order random things and eat plenty. After that we stopped in for a drink at the Dutch Bar in Chinatown (not sure how that works but it does) and then it was everyone back to our place again for some more drinking and shenanigans. Although early start meant early finish which is all good for the old man hangover.
February also brought a new addition to the McMillan household. We bought ourselves a 2001 Peugeot Boxer Campervan in anticipation of travelling around Europe. We duly christened him the Iceberg. He is big, white and, with Marcus driving, there is a good chance he will crash into things. Can’t wait to take him for a proper spin.

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