Long Time No See

I slept in fairly late today, but everyone was up and around by late morning, and we got started prepping for the big fiesta today. While we were setting up outside we noticed that there were a lot of wasps flying around.

My dad put some new bait into some traps, and soon the wasps were buzzing all over the place trying to get it. By late afternoon, I think we had the whole swarm stuck inside two wasp traps trying to get out.

Despite the presence of the wasps, the party went great. I got to see lots of people that I haven’t seen in a long time. We hung out in the back and stayed in the shade to avoid the heat. I bounced around trying to talk to everyone and show my pictures from Japan – people were really into seeing Kuniko, and seeing where I am from and what I do every day.

The open house format was great – I could see lots of people in a short amount of time. I especially enjoyed chatting with Maria, a lady that lives across the street. She had some interesting perspectives on Asian marriage that I was interested to hear.

Rico and his family made it, and had a surprise for us – Sheri is pregnant! They’re 19 weeks along and really excited. Victor and Lisa brought Alexander along, so he got some good socializing time with lots of new people. He was a great kid – really well-behaved. He looked a little overwhelmed by everything going on around him!

Other highlights included Luisa in biker gear, Betty Jane, Katie, and Tyler making a visit – it had been so long since I had seen them!

We stayed out having fun until late, and then started cleaning up. There was lots of food and dessert left over, so we’ll be working on those for a while. We finished cleaning up around eleven o’clock, and then we sat around joking and laughing. I had a late-night burger and some carrot cake – I had been so busy I forgot to eat!