Today we all woke up really late, and when I got up, I
showered, ate a big breakfast with everyone, and immediately was put to work
cooking. Nacho, Cecilia, Nancy, and I cooked for a good 6 hours straight,
making all the different appetizers they were going to serve at the party
tonight.
As our break, Maxi, Nacho, Jeremy, and I went down to this plot of
land that Jeremy and Nacho are leasing to grow corn. They work so hard on that
plot and whenever I text them they are working, so it was really cool to see
how all their hard work had paid off with tall stalks of corn. We sat in the
bed of the pickup truck there for a while and talked and they explained the
process of growing corn and all its intricate details to me before we drove
back to the house. Everyone had already eaten lunch when we got back, so we ate
quickly together and then were put back to work cooking.
Around 8, the work
stopped and we all went upstairs to put on makeup and nicer clothes for the
party. The party started around 9:30 and all the aunts and uncles came. I hung
out for a little while with my grandma, and then basically spent the rest of
the night with Maxi, Nacho, and Mathias (another cousin who’s 18). We talked
and they told me funny stories about their antics from the past. We listened to
music and I had fun embarrassing myself while singing along to Spanish songs. I
Skyped with my parents for a little while around 3 in the morning because it
was my mom’s birthday yesterday and we didn’t get a chance to Skype. It was
really fun talking to them, and it was hilarious to listen to my dad speak to
my cousins in Spanish. He’s embarrassing, but I love him and I’m really excited
for my parents to come visit and meet everyone here and have all of my friends
and family in Chile meet them. We went downstairs to where the party was to
sing happy birthday and indulge in the dessert buffet, and then danced for a
little while. People started leaving around 5 in the morning, and by 5:30 I was
absolutely exhausted and went upstairs to go to sleep.
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