We went to Elko to for the whole weekend to visit my Mom and family there. Kyhana and Krystal invited some friends for their birthday party, and I cried a little when Kyhana's friends didn't show. Kurtis got this gigantic pink donkey pinata that wouldn't die. Oh and the cake? The girls chose Twilight. Grandma got to eat Kristin Stuart's face. -_- But it was a lot of fun, and the cake did have a big '21' candle along with the other candles for the girls, and it tasted pretty darn good. My mom did a game that she used to do at my parties when I was little. It's called 'Musical Clothes". You get a big black garbage bag and put a bunch of random clothes in it, a couple shoes, some hats, maybe a purse. Since they are so little and the clothes are adult clothes, it looks really silly. So what you do is have them sit in a circle and the bag starts with whoever's birthday it is. In this case it was Kyhana. Then you start the music and they pass it around the circle. When you stop the music the person it lands on has to put on what they draw out WITHOUT LOOKING, and so on. They come out with the silliest outfits!! I have some pictures that I will post on Facebook, Big Billy and Little Billy are by far the funniest ones, and Little Billy won for silliest outfit. We did other games too, but that one was always my favorite growing up.
Now for the part that I have always loved, presents! Kyhana and Krystal got this huge nice karaoke machine that has a built in I-pod dock and big speakers. They had so much fun playing with it! They also got a bunch of Monster High Dolls, yes, I said Monster High. A T.V show for kids with teen monsters. And there are little dolls to dress up and play with too. I have even seen these girl do their make-up to look like the zombie girl on the show. It wasn't as scary as you would think. I, on the other hand, did not want a Monster High doll. I got a blender, a food processor, and a hand mixer from Mom and Kurtis. All in red of course because my mom chose them. I love them. Hope got me this cool Nailene electric mani pedi set. Aunt Chelo bought me shoes. And a gift card from Joyce & Bill. But the best gift was going to see my Aunt Lucy. Not literally of course, but her grave. We just sat and remembered her. All the things that she was there for and helped with. My earliest memory has her in it. My Aunts have always been very close to us, but Aunt Lucy was the closest. She did my hair for my first day of 3rd grade. She was our safe haven when our parents were fighting. She and Uncle Hector started to teach Billy how to drive. They would take us swimming, they would turn escaping from all the problems at home into a sleepover party at her house. Then those last few years when she was having all of her own issues, and going through MS at the same time, we didn't talk. I still kick myself for that. When she died I hadn't talked to her in about 3 years. I didn't cry at first, but when it hit me I couldn't stop. I couldn't go to her funeral, but I got there the next day fresh off the plane from Kansas. I still cry sometimes. I miss her. While I was with my Aunt Chelo she said she doesn't know how people live without faith. Life would just be too hard without knowing that our loved ones are with a loving God. I agree. I don't think I would be able to handle Lucy's death without the knowledge that I have of the gospel and the Plan of Happiness. I am so thankful that I have that in my life to bring me peace. Without it, there would never be peace in my life. I'm not sure I would know what peace even meant, and knowing that makes me cherish it all the more.
All in all, a good birthday. A wonderful birthday. A birthday I got to spend with loved ones, and happiness, and most of all, peace.
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