05.07.06
Zachary’s 6th Birthday Party
After going to bed at 2:30 a.m. (laughing and hanging out with Jason and my cousins, Chris, Eric & Catherine, and Caitlyn) I woke up at 5 a.m. to say goodbye to everyone. I was sad. I’ll see them again in July as we join them on their Disney Cruise.
I took Jason to the airport that morning as well. Thank God my friend Michael came with us. He drove me home. I was so exhausted.
Jason had to get back to work. My brother, David & Edi threw Zachary a birthday party at my parents house in Fannett. I love my nephews. When I finally made it back to the party, I went outside to check everything out, and Zachary yelled, “Moosie, Moosie!” He was so excited to see me. He’s so sweet. He turns 6 on May 9!
It was a pool party. Edi had rented a snow cone machine and a bouncy thing (not sure what it is called – it’s a thing that children can jump around in). We also had yummy Filipino BBQ, egg rolls, leche flan, and the list goes on.
I also got some great pictures of my new nephew, Christian. I have yet to post any pictures. They’re all on Jason’s work computer. It’s kind of hard to post pictures overseas since we pay for internet use. I’ll have to add them later.
Christian gets bigger by the minute. He’s such a sweet baby. I can’t wait to spend more time with him.
Uncle Nanding, Auntie Tessie, Auntie Cora and I then ventured off to Lake Charles to visit Auntie Esper and, of course, go to the casino. What wedding would it be without a trip to Louisiana?
Auntie Esper and Uncle Joe moved to Lake Charles after my aunt retired from dentistry. I think she might open a practice in Louisiana to work part-time. They both love to fish and crab.
Thanks for Auntie Esper for cooking such an elaborate meal – fish sinigang, egg rolls, lumpia, crabs…what am I missing? We also had Cajun sausage. They bought us some so that I could take it back to Germany. Yes…I know I’m bringing sausage into a sausage country, but I love spicy food.
This was also the first time I had been to their new home. I think they’ve officially moved to Louisiana after many months of moving out of New York.
After dinner, we went to L’auberge hotel and casino. Auntie Cora had a free room. We met my Dad there. He didn’t stay the night. The rest gambled. I lost $15 of my Dad’s money, and that was enough for me. I went up to the room and crashed. I was so tired.
What a fun weekend!
