Cinco de Mayo!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

In honor of the commemoration of the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza over the French expeditionary forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, I decided to host a fiesta for my friends that I met in Mexico. I sent an email to everyone on Wednesday and asked them to RSVP, but only Kristen and Sara did. I called some people last night and many couldn't come. At first, I was disappointed because I wanted many people there, but then I realized that a small party would be fun too.

Since I don't have a oven, I went to Bed, Bath, & Beyond to buy a rice cooker (cause I'm cooking Mexican food for everyone). After browsing this amazing store for 20 minutes, I went back to the rice cooker section and picked one out. It will be so much fun to come back when I have money to blow! Once I stopped at Party America for some decorations, I returned home to get ready.

Austin and his girlfriend arrived first (immediately after I got out of the shower). I expected them to be fashionably late, but it was fun to have them around early and help me a little. Kristen and her friend came too and Kristen even brought me a housewarming gift! I thought it was especially nice of her.

Brian surprised me by coming home early from work. He was supposed to work until 9pm, but he came home at 7:30pm and I was so excited! I don't think he knows how much I love when he's home rather than at work, especially for fiestas that host!

I had a lot of fun tonight. My meal wasn't as good as I wanted it to be (I used a roast for meat and it tasted like a roast, not like Mexican food), but everyone politely said they liked it. When we were done eating, we were just standing around talking because I didn't have anything planned after dinner. I felt like an idiot as I went to grab some notecards to make up a game on the spot. Brian saved the day when he suggested playing Cranium. While it didn't go with the Mexican theme, it surely saved my party from being boring and unforgetful.

Doug, Brian's dad, came at about 10pm to give Titus to us. Because we had guests over, I told Brian that Titus needed to stay in the garage. Brian said that I was mean and told me that I didn't love Titus.

Overall, I think tonight was a lot of fun. After hearing lots and lots about Austin's girlfriend Melissa, I finally got to hang out with her and get to know how fun she is. When they were leaving, Austin and Melissa mentioned that they wanted to go on double dates with us. I think it will be fun to go on couple dates again because they are so much fun! When we told them that couples that double with us usually break up, they said they will be the first to stay together. I hope that's true because they are really cute together.


Melissa, Austin, Dan, Sara


Cute Brian!