My family rules.
On Friday my mom texted me letting me know that the family was having brunch at my great aunt Flora's house on Sunday and asked if I could make it. At first I tried to think of an excuse not to go because I hate getting up early and let's face it, i'm lazy. When I thought about it though I realized that it had been at least 2 months since i'd seen any family other than my crazy parents, and my uncle Even was back from his month long stay in Mexico. So I told her i'd come but i'd be late because I knew i'd never get myself up by 9am on a Sunday. I woke at 10:30 and almost said fuck it and went back to sleep, but instead I rolled myself out of bed and threw on the cleanest clothes I could find on my floor.
I got there just as my uncle Scott had begun to clean off the table. He fixed me a plate of bagels and lox and fruit salad and Flora offered me a mimosa. We sat and caught up awhile and somehow the conversation turned to pornography. (Mind you i'm sitting at a table with my mother, uncles, great aunt, great uncle, and my grandmothers bestfriend) Flora then starts talking about the surprise party she threw for a woman she works with at Haddasah. Apparently this woman always makes jokes like "You should have been here yesterday, we had the dancing boys!" (talking about male strippers) So what does my 80 year old great aunt do for this woman's birthday? She hires a male stripper. And there are pictures! About 8-10 women, all at least 70, have the most amazing expressions on their faces as this dude in a banana hammock straddles the birthday girl. Priceless. I almost asked Flora for a copy of some of the pictures.
When my great uncle Jerome was getting ready to leave he pulled me aside and asked me when I was going to get my tattoo finished. I told him I wasn't sure because I don't have the money for it right now. He told me to go on in and get it finished and he would pay for it! How fucking awesome is that? I think he has a soft spot for me because i'm named after his mother and because my tattoo is for my nana, his sister. He really likes the design too, he took pictures of it when I first got it done. I'll probably go in next Sunday if Gary can fit me in.
I was out in Floras garage and noticed this really awesome painting my great grandmother did. I fell in love with it immediately and I just mentioned to Flora how i'd never seen it before and that it was beautiful and she told me that I could have it! I'm going to hang it in my room when I get back from having dinner with my dad and Carol. I should be in an even better mood then because they're giving me birthday presents which will include a nice check! Yay for birthdays boo to getting older.
I got there just as my uncle Scott had begun to clean off the table. He fixed me a plate of bagels and lox and fruit salad and Flora offered me a mimosa. We sat and caught up awhile and somehow the conversation turned to pornography. (Mind you i'm sitting at a table with my mother, uncles, great aunt, great uncle, and my grandmothers bestfriend) Flora then starts talking about the surprise party she threw for a woman she works with at Haddasah. Apparently this woman always makes jokes like "You should have been here yesterday, we had the dancing boys!" (talking about male strippers) So what does my 80 year old great aunt do for this woman's birthday? She hires a male stripper. And there are pictures! About 8-10 women, all at least 70, have the most amazing expressions on their faces as this dude in a banana hammock straddles the birthday girl. Priceless. I almost asked Flora for a copy of some of the pictures.
When my great uncle Jerome was getting ready to leave he pulled me aside and asked me when I was going to get my tattoo finished. I told him I wasn't sure because I don't have the money for it right now. He told me to go on in and get it finished and he would pay for it! How fucking awesome is that? I think he has a soft spot for me because i'm named after his mother and because my tattoo is for my nana, his sister. He really likes the design too, he took pictures of it when I first got it done. I'll probably go in next Sunday if Gary can fit me in.
I was out in Floras garage and noticed this really awesome painting my great grandmother did. I fell in love with it immediately and I just mentioned to Flora how i'd never seen it before and that it was beautiful and she told me that I could have it! I'm going to hang it in my room when I get back from having dinner with my dad and Carol. I should be in an even better mood then because they're giving me birthday presents which will include a nice check! Yay for birthdays boo to getting older.