We Missed You, Kym Starno…

So, I should have known this before tonight arrived, but a really great birthday party can still occur without the birthday girl.  Kym got held up in Western Ukraine, but many of us were happy to continue the festivities.  Because that is just the kind of friends we are.

         

There was some crazy dancing.

    

    

And more dancing!!!

There were crafts.  Animals with beer bottle tops was the craft of choice for the evening.

  

Sara and I, my partner in crime for the weekend.  Love this girl!  Matt and I, who would be a partner in crime if we didn’t live so far from each other.  This guy rocks and it was awesome to see him.  We had not seen each other since swearing in, so it was great to catch up.

There were lots of snuggles by everyone for everyone.  Peace Corps Love!!!

   

There were shots….many, many shots…

       

Morgan dj’d for a bit….

   

And there were lots of friends.  It was awesome to see so many people.

  

And more friends.  Yeh!!!  We literally took over a small café in the eastern part of Kyiv for the night.  The owner used to live in Miami and is Ukrainian.  He and his establishment was a great find for PCV’s out to play and celebrate a birthday.

Chris…one of my greatest finds during my Peace Corps service…this guy is AWESOME and I am lucky enough to have him as a friend.  You rock, dude!