Freakin' Fun Fourth of Fuly. XD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GOOOOORDON!! :D

I woke up this morning expecting to see Gordon just for like ten minutes today, when he stopped buy to drop off my wallet (cuz the day before I left it in his car... ^^;). I was planning to surprise him with my gift too. BUUUUT my mom was being all nice and told me I could go out to eat with him!! WHEEEE!! XD I was so happy.

Gordon came and we left to go back to his house to pick up his brother, Richard, and best friend, Kaz. Gordon got a call from a family friend (my family's friend as well ^^) saying that there'd be a BBQ today in Tigard...that he and his brother should go. SO WE ALL DID!! =D Expecting to stay there for like...an hour...we ended up staying there til like 8:30. We got there at...4-something. >w<

We chatted and said hello to ppl we hadn't seen or talked to in foreverrrr :]
It was awesome. They recognized me and everything toooo, (a couple thought I was the youngest of the 3 daughters though, and I was like nawww, I'm the oldest one. XD) Hmm..then the food was ready!!! I HAD THE BOMBEST STEAK LIKE..EVER. Lol it was sooo delicious. Homemade Russian bread was there too; salad; chips and salsa; shrimp; corn; BBQ chicken... DELICIOUS FOOD. =D

After that we kinda chilled again and talked to the kids around our age and below..even played some foosball. Gordon beat me, but when he and Kaz played Kaz beat him. ^^Y

((I know I'm rambling on details y'all might not care about, but it's good for me cuz then I'll remember one of the best fourths I've ever had. ^^ You can stop reading if you wanna. hehee))

WATERBALLOONS WAS THE NEXT BIG THING. Lol a couple between Gordon, Kaz, and Richard were being thrown. But then the little kids got involved and the Chen brothers were under attack. XD Trinity, the two boys, a little girl..Tiffany and Macy...everyone was attack the Chen brothers XD It was hiiiiilarious. I was just always caught in the crossfire. =P A few adults joined in as well, using mini-sprtizer bottles even..and two hoses. >w<>

NEXT WAS A WATERMELON EATING CONTEST!! We all stood around two big long tables with our hands behind our backs and a slice of watermelon in front of us. At the count of three ppl began to eat their slices using nothing but their mouths =D I lost...got maybe 3rd place though? Macy won first and got 10 dollahs... Richard kept pushing Kaz ahhahaha and in the end even switched slices with him cuz Kaz was tooootally in the lead XD but yeah..so fun so fun.

CHERRY SEED BASKETBALL!! lol everyone had to spit the seeds into a bucket that was like..5 feet away.. It was actually pretty hard. We each got three shots. Kaz amazingly got 3/3. I got 0/3. Gordon doesn't like cherries so didn't choose to participate. Richard got maybe 2/3? 1/3? lol.. but yeah.. Winner of that one got 5 bucks. It was Kaz fo shooo. B]

Next game that was played was charades! Trinity, a little girl, went up and played out a 4-word phrase. Macy guessed it and got 2 dollars. It was "Happy fourth of July" :D Next a little boy went up and acted out one word...he kept doing diving motions...then his uncle, Sonny, went and helped him by doing a volleyball motion.. Gordon, although already having guessed the wrong answer and getting sprayed at with a hose (cuz that's what wrong guesses gotcha..) shouted out BEACH BEACH!!! and it was my turn to guess...cheatingly, I said beach. I won 2 bucks. I didn't want it though cuz I know it wasn't faaaaair!!! lol but no one would take the money from me. ToT

Because everyone knew it was Gordon's birthday, he had to stand up and stand in the middle of the yard...turned around. About seven ppl stood behind him in a line, including myself.. The game was for him to guess who was giving him the massage. Trinity went up first and gave him a VERY FIRM massage apparently. Gordon turned around and guessed Kaz. XD WRONGGGG. lol then I went up next and gave him one.. Sonny was like, "You better get this one right man.." -__- TOOOTALLY gave it away. Lol. Gordon guessed me. haha. THENNNN Sonny told Gordon to turn around again and little did Gordon know, Tiffany and Macy carried a GIANT green bucket of water behind him and DUMPED IT. "Happy birthday Gordon!!!" lol

Trinity later brought out a "cake" for him too. It was a chocolate cookie with a mini-scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, with a single candle in it. We all sang happy birthday and Gordon made a wish. He asked for a knife to cut the little thing...lol but in the end just ate it himself. ^^

I think this was one of the best birthday he's ever had. Usually his family is off celebrating the 4th of July with his step-mom's side of the family...so he never gets anything big. But today...I could tell. He was really, truly happy :]
...that's probably a reason why this was one of the best fourths for me. <3




Hope you guys had an enjoyable 4th of July as well. Whether it was hecka eventful or just chill and relaxing...... Hope it was memorable.