Since my last update, we were all preparing to celebrate Rebecca's 40th birthday. To begin, we were fortunate to be invited to Gad and DeAnn's on Wednesday to have a delightful and scrumptious dinner. Then, on Thursday we spontaneously decided to eat downtown Gateway at Z'Tejas, a southwestern grill. Immediately following dinner we hurried home to share cake and ice cream with her parents.
Although these couple of days seem rather uneventful, this was purposely planned so that a surprise birthday party on Saturdays wouldn't be suspected. In fact, I had mentioned to Rebecca that we would be going on our date night Saturday evening and that I had already arranged for the children to eat dinner at Gramee's house. So when the time came we all hopped into our vehicle and preceded to Gramee's. Rebecca's immediately learned of our plans when she saws multiple cars parked along the street side. Rebecca isn't one to draw attention to herself and to have a party on her behalf, she almost didn't want to get out of the car. Luckily she conceded and we all ultimately had a very good time.
Taunie Anderson, Rebecca's closest family-friend was very helpful in organizing the entire party. I was adamant on having the party catered and I previously learned that Rebecca's preference was to have a "fiesta." This means both a "party" and suggestive of a Mexican cuisine. So...after several days of research to see if anyone catered Mexican food and to be safe enough to eat without incident, the Red Iguana came to the rescue. Killer Nacho Grande, Chile Verde, Chicken Enchiladas, black beans, Spanish rice, and corn and flour tortillas were on the menu. Dessert included cake, chocolate chip cookies and ice cream. If anyone walked away hungry it was their fault since we had so much food leftover.
I must admit that I was pretty worried about the weather this particular day too. For some nonsensical reason I had assumed it would be a hot and summer day but, in fact it was a rainy and cold day. Luckily for Christmas we were given a patio heater that proved very beneficial.
All in all the party was a success and I think Rebecca has since forgiven me for something she says she really didn't want. Happy Birthday Rebecca! We all love you--especially me!
One other item worth noting (or warning you about), the beans have NEVER been so loaded EVER before.
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