Family

I am entering major family time.

I love it that my family is so close and I can see and hang out with them whenever I want. Today was my cousin's birthday. He's my age and for as far back as I can rememeber he has had basically the same birthday. It tends to be a Sunday BBQ with all sorts of Filipino food, tons of sweet steamed crabs, some kind of grilled meat and ice cream cake. I mean for Pete's sake we are 32 and we are still getting ice cream cake with the crunchy middle layer. The only thing that has changed over the year has been additions to the family. friends become boyfriends or girlfriends and then they become wives and husbands and then there whole family join or family for all functions. The strangest are the kids. Watching people be parents is weird it always makes me think of embarassing situations and in my head Im thinking i cant believe this person is a parent.

My goddaughter is the center of the known universe. She deserves it becaue she is the cutest one year old I know. She rambles in her own language, only wants to be carried by mom, and she dances like its no bodies business. I am going to make her a page when she turns 16. She gives these incredible looks: who are you, get away from me, im so happy. She's adorable.

My mom was going crazy and acting like a clown with my god daughter and my mom had her rolling with laughter. It was so funny.

I was talking to my cousin and we literally communicated with two words, "Crabs dude." and "Dude, crabs?" I think I conveyed a ton with this crusteaceous phrase and one of his friends commented if we always talk this way. You know when I think about it we kind of do. We speak in sometimes in simple phrases coupled with movie imagery to paint crazy pictures.

So more parties and weddings are coming. I cant wait.