Here’s me in a sundress right before we went to Tampa to see my mommy and all.
Posing by the tree
And we saw her, at work . . . I’m with her on a bench.
Visiting Mom at work
And here is the beach visit Fred and I had with my sister in Clearwater.
Beach hangout with Fred
Beach hangout with Fred
Beach hangout with Patricia
Beach hangout with Patricia
Okay and here’s when we went to sing karaoke with my dad! One is just me singing “Forgiven” by Alanis, two are me singing with Dad, and one is Fred singing “Hotel California.”
This is Corey. He lived with my parents at the time, so of course he was there for the festivities.
Corey
My dad’s parents came to our house for a visit.
Grandma & Grandpa Decker
Dad was happy to see his folks.
Deckers
Here we all are! On the left side, that’s Yuichi (the guy sister P was dating), my grandmother, me, sister Lindsay, sister Patricia, Dad, and my grandfather.
Decker grandparents, Dad, sisters, Yuichi
Later that night, there was a dinner. There’s Corey, Lindsay, Patricia, Yuichi, and Dad helping themselves.
Dinner: Corey, Lindsay, Patricia, Yuichi, Dad
We had Heather (who used to live with my parents) and her younger sister Sam there too, and on my other side is my mom’s ‘Net friend Bill.
Dinner: Heather, Sam, Ivy, Bill
Gotta get the whole table! There’s the backs of Yuichi’s and Dad’s heads, and then you see Heather, Sam, and me (with my mouth full embarrassingly).
Dinner: Heather, Sam, Ivy
Rare shot! Mom almost never sits down, but there she is!
Dinner: Mom actually sat down
Yuichi plays piano, you know. Nice pose, guys.
Yuichi & Patricia
After the dinner, we all played a group game. Kind of a tradition in our house.
Game tradition
Here’s the first of many gift-opening shots. Mom and me.
Dad took me to Las Vegas for my 21st birthday! But we arrived the day before I turned 21 so this is stuff we did before I was allowed to do anything Vegas is known for.
