Saturday, December 6, 2008

An upside to turning 40

Bitchin' parties.  Axl's wife threw him a great surprise party last night.  She had taken him out to dinner with the kids and a bunch of us (including her sister from Chicago) went over and decorated while they were gone.  Their kids didn't know anything about it either because the cat would have been out of the bag in about a nanosecond.  

So we had all the food out on the table and we're in the kitchen waiting for them to come in.  They come through the door and their 1st grader says "it smells like guacamole."  Axl says "it does smell funny in here, not bad funny but different funny."  Apparently superior olfactory abilities run in this family because there was guacamole TWO ROOMS AWAY.

Anyhoo, he walks into the kitchen, we do the "SURPRISE" thing, which he clearly is, and then proceed to get stinking drunk in his honor.  You know you're at a good party when you walk into a conversation about people shitting themselves and it's as natural as talking about the weather.  That's a sign that plenty o'Petron has been had by all.

There are however two things I highly recommend not doing with a hangover.  Getting a bikini wax and taking a four year old to a party at the "Funplex".  I have now done both of these things.  Nerve endings are just way too sensitive.  I came within an inch of screaming "shut the fuck up" to a table of particularly ear-piercing six year olds behind me.

It's going to be a fun year.

2 comments:

  1. Another task not to be performed after one of these gatherings...trying to push in your back storm window in an effort to gain entrance to your home. Apparently it is highly probable that it may shatter into thousands of pieces, prompting curiousity in the hood at 230am. Of course I lobbied to the wife that I did the responsible thing by getting a ride home and leaving the vehicle at Axl's only to forget my keys. Anyway, enjoyed meeting you at the party and love the blog - Ryan

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  2. You are too funny! I still find myself spontaneously laughing at some of that conversation. That sucks about the window! All the more evidence that you did, in fact, make the right choice.

    -j

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