Wow, what a party! We had people in costume, lots of good food and drink, and we even had fireworks!
I wore a purple princess-y type costume, and my sister was wearing a red one, so we looked a bit like the Bobbsie Twits. *laughs* Wee brother was simply dressed in a natty suit, and his fiancee was a mummy. My father got the biggest laugh of the night. He was wearing a ridiculous blond wig and said he was dressed as my sister! Cousin TJ came dressed as The Crow, which was appropriate because wee brother has always been fascinated with that movie. Cousin Boo Boo came as a clown, cousin Tutu came as a prisoner complete with orange jump suit and handcuffs, and her sister Vern was dressed as a police officer. One niece was dressed as a vampire and the other niece like Tinkerbell.
Later in the evening, after my father had ditched the wig, we badgered other people into putting it on for photo opportunities. The funniest/creepiest was when TJ, aka The Crow, put that blond wig on with his made-up face. It half made you laugh, half weirded you out.
My uncle had brought some fireworks, and I'm not talking sparklers and bottle rockets. No, these were the big aerial displays you'd see towns and cities setting off.
After most of the company had left, the last group of us sat around Mom and Dad's dining room table telling stories, as all good Irish families do. So, it was a fun time, and we still had quite nice weather for it. We'll have a big family breakfast on Sunday morning to see my sister off, and then maybe I can finally get to relax Sunday afternoon.
