The day came to celebrate the Virgos' birthday (
S,
her 2
younger cousins, and my brother). My Aunt's been heading the
Filipino.-American Association in their community and we were touched and surprised that virtual strangers (
to us) showed up in the evening with gifts and balloons for the kids, homemade wine, and more food!
Some helped cook and prepare for the "
Barrio Fiesta"- themed dinner...
...and one of her friends even brought in a chocolate/vanilla birthday cake!
Before the chaotic merriment began (which comes with all festivities), we posed for the obligatory group photo. Sitting (
L to R) are: my cousin J (
husband and kids standing behind her), cousin M who is single and stands 6'7 ft. tall (
he wryly attributed his height to "
fertilizer overload",
recalling a freakish childhood accident in which he got buried up to his armpits when he stumbled into a mound of hog shit), my über stylish Aunt (
who loves collecting and wears 4-inch stilletos - never mind that they live in the middle of miles and miles of cornfield & soybean fields), and my Uncle (
a jolly fella who after 40 years of marriage, still doesn't know how to tell a fib)...Standing in the middle is my brother and his family, and to the right is me and my
2 kids (
I mean -
my hubby and S).
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