Yesterday we went to a real fiesta! One of Ryan's co-workers is Hispanic and his family was celebrating their two daughter's birthdays (age 5 and 1). Ryan was invited, so we all went. This famliy went all out man! The fiesta was at a park and had an inflatable jump house and was fully catered with authentic mexican food that also included delicious shaved ice (no wonder Ryan wanted to go!). Of course no fiesta would be complete without a ginormous Hello Kitty pinata!
I was not looking forward to going, but really I did not have a choice. It would have been perceived as rude if I did not attend with Ryan and the kids, and in our culture it would have rude as well. So I grudgingly went. Phooey on me for being such a poop. I didn't talk to many people, as I suspected would happen, but it turned out better than I thought it would be. The entire family was so hospitable and friendly (and the food wasn't so bad either!).
The kids had a blast jumping in the Hello Kitty jump house, as well as taking their turn whacking the pinata. Ok, I have to admit that my kids, being a bit older than most of the others in attendance, were pretty wimpy when it came to the pinata. Ryan and I were amazed at the force with which the other kids whacked at it. The only conclusion I can come to is that they are used to doing this. They are seasoned pros, no doubt.
We left the fiesta three and half hours after we arrived. I am a little surprised that only one of our kids fell asleep on the way home. They played so hard (but maybe not hard enough?). However they did go to sleep rather quickly last night! The food was so good and plentiful that I didn't have to cook dinner. Sweet! All in all it was a fun party, oops, fiesta, and I'm glad that Ryan drug me there. *big grin*
Sunday, September 9
La Fiesta!
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Sounds fun! Oh and I love the part of a fiesta including a "Hello Kitty"...hehehe.
Cool party. I can sympathize with your not-wanting-to-go/party-pooper attitude. That is often how I feel when Nathan's work has parties. I'm not good at all that mingling stuff. I'm glad you had fun, though.
When we lived in Cali, our back yard neighbors were hispanic, and they had a fiesta in their backyard every weekend. Loved that tuba music. Along with each and every party was a pinata. Fancy bits of the pinata would end up in our yard.... I always figured those kids really knew how to hit a pinata!
I'm glad you had a good time. I always end up being thankful when Chris insists that I go places when I am ready to back out.
Glad that you had a good time! Sounds like it would have been fun! That's funny that the other kids are seasoned pinata hitters. :D
What a party! I'm glad it turned out to be fun, even if the thought of mingling was daunting!
I swear we saw those exact same huge parties with pinatas and bounce houses at the park when we lived in Monterey. It must be a California thing!
Wendy....when we lived in San Jose we heard a lot of 'tuba' music from our neighbors, but we called it mexican polka music! hahaha
Sarah....yeah, Ryan is good for me like that too!
Amanda....do you think maybe Caleb should have a pinata on his b-day so he can get some more practice in? :)
Mary...I can say that I've NEVER seen a Hello Kitty jump house or a ginormous HK pinata! I'm not kidding when I say that the pinata was bigger than Mae!
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