No tricks, just a treat...

Holy smokes! Were you waiting on pins and needles for an update to the talk-of the-town birthday party? Oh I bet you were.

Well, this year, we had our first hiccuup in our always perfect day.

It rained!

HOLY SHIT! I know. It never rains on Jocelyn's big day, right? But this year, who would be surprised! It rained ALL summer long, right? If you can even call that a summer.

So all eyes were on me as the skies opened and the rain poured down. We never thought it would happen - would mother nature dare to defy me? That whore.

Well, as luck would have it (if you believe in luck... you know I don't, I only believe in UHF) - the rain lasted a good 10 minutes if that. Just long enough for 20 or so kids to scream "Come on Uncle Hy" and then the rain pounded harder for a minute and literally, just... stopped. Voila. That's it! Back to the pool we go!

Everyone stopped to stare at me. My friends held their breath. They waited for the tears to start flowing. But did they? NO! I just kind of peeked out from the tent and said, "Okay... so this is what we do when it rains." No biggy!

And on with the celebration...and what a celebration it was.

Keep talking town! Keep talking!

Thanks Uncle Hy for another great year. I think next year, I won't worry so much. At least I didn't have weather like the week after Jocelyn's bday. It rained all day and if it hit 60 degrees I'd be surprised.

Again, summer? What summer?

Cheers, S.