Me and the boys went to Party Pig to get some extra decorations. Josh noticed the Fiesta aisle, and we immediately focused all our attention there. Ben got lost looking for a buggy, and Josh kept punching this big inflatable cactus in the middle of the aisle. I said "no way.. that thing is too big.. the house will be full of people.." Then I thought... that makes it perfect.. a big goofy inflatable cactus in the middle of everyone.. lets get it. We left $150 later with plenty of Tex-Mex decorations, including 3ft tall cutouts of a Maraiachi man and a Cowboy. Then we went to Sam's for the food. We would've never gotten back to the house on time, if Josh were not such a ladies' man. He woo'ed a pretty 18 yr. old to help him get a bunch of stuff on our list.
I made a desparate call for help to Jenny (and Alisha) at 4:30, knowing I couldn't get all the decorations up and the food laid out by myself. Chuck, Missy, and Rachel came early and saved the day (Chuck was the only one who could reach the ceiling without getting on a chair), and I grabbed Casey off the street. Casey was whining that he was too hot and tired to help, but I convinced him by telling him I'd had the air conditioner on 65 all day. Karen called to see if I needed anything (which I did) and went back to Party Pig to get the Happy Birthday sign-in wall poster that I had forgotten.
The house was full by 6:30. Let me see if I can name everyone who came... a 4-piece Mariachi band, Jenny and Alisha, Chuck, Missy, Rachel, Casey D, Karen and Brandon, Carlos and Henrietta, Claire, Nicky D, Rick H, Carol and Richard Blakely, Natalie, Rick N and Yoli, James and Billy, Robert and Dee, Meagan, Tiffany and Kimberly, Margie, Kaitlyn, Olga's mom, Liz with Casey and Jenn, Edward, Olga, me, Josh, Ben and Susanna. Thanks very much to everyone. Priscilla looked very happy, but not all that surprised, when she first walked in and all the kids blew their horns (maybe that's because of the big Happy Birthday sign in the yard). BUT.. when the Mariachi band started to play and walked out of the kitchen.. the look on her face was priceless... She was completely surprised... She said later she thought it was a CD, and stood there for 30 seconds just looking to see who all had come over... Then she saw them and it hit her. You could see the shock on her face.. and the Mariachi band played beautifully. It was surreal.. Everyone was clapping to the music, the kids started dancing, and I was finally able to get a beer.
The band played for the next hour, everyone stayed for the Hopkins v. De La Hoya fight, Hopkins won, I won my bet with Edward... it was a perfect night!!
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