There are people in my house. I came home from work, a sticky, stinking mess, reeking of bug repellant and who knows what else. The bug repellant was at the forefront of my olfactory consciousness. I suppose spraying it in my eye had something to do with that. I had been struggling to get the damned pressure valve to work and had to break the plastic casing around it to finally get the little white plunger part that actually makes the spray. Then I promptly sprayed myself in the face.
But back to the party that is going on in the house. It is Ran's birthday. I knew his birthday was this week, his parents' presence was a good hint, but I didn't know it was today. And before last night, I definitely didn't know there was going to be a party. So I open the door and there are people in the backyard whose voices are carrying across the house and there is food in the dining room and more food with the mob of people outside. I sneak a few deviled eggs Ran's mother made, and say my happy birthdays to Ran who lets me know all the food choices. I go outside and see all the people sitting around the table and then turn to the grill that is closed, too timid to open it, and then turn a bit in a circle in search of something familiar. Then I just went to my room.
Ran calls for me a while later and escorts me around to what I want to eat. Totally ridiculous considering he is the birthday boy but immensely appreciated, and I sit down on the couch next to Ran's dad with a mushroom on a wheat bun and a hot dog. When it is time for the cake, I fish blackberries out of the mixed fruit bowl while the parentals and Kristie light the candles. Then I open the door for the cake and everyone starts to sing, but the fan over the dining room blows out most of the candles before Ran's mother makes it outside so a rewind is made and a few minutes later I am opening the door again and singing along.
A cry rings out for "Speech!" and a lot of people echo it until it becomes a mini chant, quickly dying down as Ran says "I love you guys....that's all...." and a june bug kamikazes into my hair. I don't know what happened after that because I was trying to shake said bug from hair and once successful, I went inside.
I needed to take a shower and was prepared to steal the bathroom from the party-goers until I realized/remembered that from outside you can look into the bathroom via the nice peek window that lends to nice breezes and pretty sunset views. So I trudge my way up to Brie's room and humbly ask if I can use her shower. Then I listen to her vent for fifteen minutes about the parentals staying longer than we thought, her not being able to have her room because Kristie and Ran are sleeping in her room while the parentals sleep in theirs, and AC issue we have been having. Namely, Ran's habit of keeping the AC off at times deemed appropriate by him.
Now I need to finish ready-for-bed procedures and then go to bed...if I can...when do people leave?
But back to the party that is going on in the house. It is Ran's birthday. I knew his birthday was this week, his parents' presence was a good hint, but I didn't know it was today. And before last night, I definitely didn't know there was going to be a party. So I open the door and there are people in the backyard whose voices are carrying across the house and there is food in the dining room and more food with the mob of people outside. I sneak a few deviled eggs Ran's mother made, and say my happy birthdays to Ran who lets me know all the food choices. I go outside and see all the people sitting around the table and then turn to the grill that is closed, too timid to open it, and then turn a bit in a circle in search of something familiar. Then I just went to my room.
Ran calls for me a while later and escorts me around to what I want to eat. Totally ridiculous considering he is the birthday boy but immensely appreciated, and I sit down on the couch next to Ran's dad with a mushroom on a wheat bun and a hot dog. When it is time for the cake, I fish blackberries out of the mixed fruit bowl while the parentals and Kristie light the candles. Then I open the door for the cake and everyone starts to sing, but the fan over the dining room blows out most of the candles before Ran's mother makes it outside so a rewind is made and a few minutes later I am opening the door again and singing along.
A cry rings out for "Speech!" and a lot of people echo it until it becomes a mini chant, quickly dying down as Ran says "I love you guys....that's all...." and a june bug kamikazes into my hair. I don't know what happened after that because I was trying to shake said bug from hair and once successful, I went inside.
I needed to take a shower and was prepared to steal the bathroom from the party-goers until I realized/remembered that from outside you can look into the bathroom via the nice peek window that lends to nice breezes and pretty sunset views. So I trudge my way up to Brie's room and humbly ask if I can use her shower. Then I listen to her vent for fifteen minutes about the parentals staying longer than we thought, her not being able to have her room because Kristie and Ran are sleeping in her room while the parentals sleep in theirs, and AC issue we have been having. Namely, Ran's habit of keeping the AC off at times deemed appropriate by him.
Now I need to finish ready-for-bed procedures and then go to bed...if I can...when do people leave?
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