Another bday & Bosox in the playoffs...

I just had another bday! Woohoo… I can’t believe another great year of my life is behind me… time sure is sprinting bye. So on Saturday night I had a little get together with friends in Antigua Guatemala, at this place called Estudio 35 (many a people have asked why I didn’t have it at Monoloco, but since I had it there last year, decided it was a good change of pace). I had told people I was gonna be there starting at 7PM, but because I had to pick up two friends who were NOT ready when I went to pick’em up, I actually didn’t get there till almost 8PM (I was stressing that someone had shown up on time and not found me there… which didn’t happen thankfully... latino time is great).

Anyways, once we were finally there, we had some rum, vodka, Long Island Ice Teas (thanks cousin), and shots… phew! I’m glad I made it out of there alive…. We had a great time drinking, talking, and even some dancing towards the end. Here are the pics from the glorious event:

Britt, Carlos, and Lucky... more rum for us!

At some point it was really crowded in the space we had... good thing we had enought drinks!

Juanfer, Julie, Carlos, Marianna, and Estuardo...

Coche, Carlos, Josely, and Manuel...

Lourdes, Carlos, Bob, and Pamela... this group was really into dancing the night away.

Joto (cousin) and Carlos

I had a shot called a "cucaracha"! I had not had one of those since my brother in law's bachelor party... ah! Cucarachas bring back really bad memories, I just had it since someone treated me to it.

On Sunday the 30th (my actual bday) we had our 3rd Flag Football game, which we unfortunately lost by 6 points (and we lost the one the week before that, so we’re now 0 - 3… pathetic). Anyway, after leaving the game all pissed, the family came over for a nice carne asada luncheon… uncles, aunts, cousins… really good times. So what did I get for my bday: money, CDs, a pen, a cool ass t-shirt, and a dress shirt… overall, it was a great day! I even got to hear Marnix wish me a happy bday, since my sister called and had him on the phone for about 10 minutes until he finally said: “Happy birthday Carlos”… talk about priceless things.

So my sister celebrated her kid's bday on September 30th back in the UK... here is a pic of the family (Noah just turned 1 and Marnix 3).

Work is going well, though my boss still gets on my nerves so freaking much… I wish I had coworkers so that we could all complain about him, but that’s one of the disadvantages of working from home and being the only representative of the foundation in the area. Speaking of, I should be in El Salvador and Honduras for work next week…. Anybody there?

Sports wise, extremely excited to report that the Bosox won the AL East for the first time since 1995… The Evil Empire was not able to bring us down this year, though they did go into the postseason as well. Bosox have already won their first game in the playoffs… post season is so freaking exciting! I’ll be watching most games at Monoloco with my fellow Red Sox fans… woohoo!!! Question is: if the Bosox win the World Series, are the drinks on the house for us the fans (I'm hoping for a Cubbies vs. Bosox WS)??? As far as my NFL picks go, this year has not gone so well, as I’m not in the top 3… but it’s still early in the season, so I still have hope.

Bosox wint the AL EAST for the first time since 1995!!! I love the guy with the Bud Light Box cap...

Making progress with the unsolvable, pieces of the puzzle are starting to fit together…

Later,
CRCP

P.S. - Lucky is done with her cast! She’s now wearing a arm bracelet or something…
P.S. II – Happy Bday Margit! Espero que se la haya pasado super bien.
P.S. III – Another Late Show Top Ten…

Late Show’s Top Ten Signs Your Baby Is Too Fat
10. She has your eyes and Barry Bonds' head
9. Doctor says, "It's a... Good Lord!"
8. "Baby carriage" is a forklift
7. The kid's got more chins than fingers
6. Incubator littered with baby back ribs
5. Local news crew shows up thinking a baby elephant has been born
4. His pacifier is a stick of butter
3. Never mind a c-section, you had a d-section! I tell you, folks, that's one fat baby!
2. Gets winded napping
1. Twice a day the kid gets mistaken for Rosie O'Donnell