jooly 4: parade, friends, family.

JOOLY 4:today is july fourth, and MORE IMPORTANTLY, my BEST FRIEND'S 16th BIRTHDAY! =]

PARADE: I awoke earlier than usual to get ready and get dropped off at Red Wing park where a FILIPINO-AMERICAN festival type thing was being celebrated. I was with the CFCY (Couples For Christ Youth) group and I got my shirt. While they were decorating the truck for the parade, I TOOK CARE OF CHAD HUGO'S ADORABLE NEPHEW, THEO. Theresa has the picture of me& him and i'll get that to you soon. He's so cute and so .. energetic. When I carried him in a weird way he scratched my thighs and stepped on my feet.
CFCY participated in the parade! We were singing "Sure Foundation" a song that we learned at camp. Gosh, camp was so fun. Anywayyy Melvin was playing the keyboard on the top of the pick up truck. We had to sing the song like 4 times or more, by the end of the parade my hands were so red from clapping, but it was nice.

Afterwards we went to our booth and just cheeled there for a while, then went to another booth with Ate Nicole and Theresa and got a borger and wataamelon. Did you know that Helena is allergic to wataamelons ? Anyway, hmm. After that Theresa and I walked around and stuff and found a lot of people we knew.

Friends:Seeing my friends was so refreshing. I was wrong to turn you guys away. I realize that I really needed you guys, and I'm glad you guys are back. I really missed you gaaaiz! Seeing all of you made me realize that I had more friends than I really thought I had, hahaha.

After the walking around, I watched the performances and I saw little Theo walking towards me and he told me he was looking everywhere for me! He's soo cute, he's only five. Before he came, I was complaining about how much I missed him haha. I only got to keep him for a while because his daddy(chad hugo's brothaa) was looking for him. I enjoyed the performances, especially Lil' Dark Mark and Blindfolded Journey cause I jumped around with Brandon C's youth. It was niiice. Afterwards I had to walk to the front of the park where the little garden is. Then walked to Ihop with my mom and sister so that my dad could pick us up -__-. Ideekay why, but it just happened.
Afterwards,,,,, I went home to get Theresa's present then I went to Theresa's!

Family:At first it was just Angie and JP and Theresa and I learned how to play Crackhouse! Fun fun card game. I lost the first round, but won three times after that! In a row! It was greaaat, haha. The rest of the gang came and we watched some of the third Pirates of the Caribbean and then went upsturs. Then we went outside or something. Walked around, hmm.
CAKE!
I really like how they combined four peoples birthday!
Instead of "basking in the glory of summer", i basked in the glory of "family."
Since I don't have any blood relatives around this here town, or anywhere near for that matter, I truly consider the ellorins + all their family, MY FAMILY. They are the closest I have to family. Theresa's cousins are like my cousins! We act like family anyway, and I just love it.

After eating TIRAMISU birthday cake, we went upsturs for a little then we went outside and soon enough it was darkk, and we watched the fireworks! And had popsicles! And played "Jiggalo" and the animal game! (which is like the signs game) And i taught everyone some chords of the ukulele!


ALL IN ALL, this was the BESSTTT day I had so far. I was way more positive than I usually am. Maybe cause I was surrounded by loving people, hehe. I also got to spend most of the day with my best fraaand, which was very nice. And it was the first time i participated in a parade! And I saw my friends! And my FAMILYYY! =]

Actually, best fourth of july. Last year i spent my fourth of july at busch gardens, very sad, with foot cramps so that sucked haha. AND IT RAINED. But the fireworks were "spectacular," my sister said.

WElllll, I can't wait till next year!

oh yeah, i forgot to mention; it was my very first time at the Fil-Am fest. And i enjoyed it haha