I can’t believe I haven’t posted about this yet. Dr. Cindita and her husband, Secret Agent Man, were here! And we had a pool party to celebrate!
They stopped by Florida (from San Francisco) on their way to a vacation in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Cindita is from here and has many family and friends who still live in the area. She wanted to have a get-together at the beach for everyone and have Secret Agent Man’s family drive in from Deltona. But none of the local beach pavilions with grills were available on the date that she needed. I offered up our house as an alternate location since our backyard is pretty much a family party paradise.
The idea was for everyone to be able to relax, converse, drink, eat and be merry while the children played. I think we achieved those goals. If the party had been held at the beach it would have been more difficult for people to interact. The pavilion and grill would have been up the stairs at the park while the beach would have been down below. The party would have been divided between food and water play. I love that we were able to make both happen in the same location. It was such fun catching up with people I haven’t seen in a while.
This is a photo of all of the people at the party who graduated from my high school. Classes of 1971, 1990 and 1994 are represented.
It was a long afternoon filled with lots of yummy food (everyone brought a side dish to share) and sunshine and laughter. I love being able to share moments like this with one of my best friends. Even if Cindita did let a slight jab slip about a texted “happy birthday” message instead of an actual phone call. I was guilty of this offense along with another friend. But as a busy mother of two kids who are in school- she’s not only lucky that she received a text message on her actual birthday but that I also found time to mail her card and gift that got there on time. I love her and, of course, would not purposely hurt her feelings. It’s just that most days I’m doing good to remember to charge my phone and take a shower. 🙂
Adventures of Four 