Sunday, April 22, 2012

Becky's 4/20 Birthday Bash!!!

























A few things first....
Earlier that day, I had taken Kathryn to go get some things for her apartment and groceries.  While with her, she said some thing to the affect of...'OH, it's 4/20...National Weed Day'
What???  What in the heck is National Weed Day?  So she explained.  No way...there was just no way that there was an actual 'official' day to smoke pot - weed - do drugs.  Am I really THAT naive???
Apparently so...
We go home to meet up with Kylie and our afternoon girls to go to lunch.  Kathryn says to Kylie...'Ky, tell mom what today, 4/20 is.'  Kylie looks over and without blinking an eye says, 'Really mom...National Weed Day...EVERYONE knows that'.
These are my Mormon daughters...how do THEY know that???
I puff my chest up and say.. 'there's no way Jordan knows!!'..The girls laugh and call Jordan out from back in his room to come out.  He enters the kitchen where Kathryn says..'Jordan, what's 4/20?'  With a smirk on his face, he says..'Who wants to know?'
REALLY????  They all knew....
Becky tells us at lunch that she never got to hang with any of her friends growing up on her birthday because they would all 'be busy doing other things.'  I felt bad for her.
A National Weed Day???
It crossed my mind of a few of my past friends that probably knew that...
I'm sooo naive - un informed - un cool, if that's what's considered cool.
But Sean had made plans for a party that night for Becky...supposed to be a surprise, but his Packard big mouth got the best of him and he ended up telling her.  She was nervous that nothing had planned or thought out because Sean had done it.  See...Becky is a huge planner - organized down to the last detail.  Sean isn't...at all. 
But it was one of the funnest parties I had been to.  Of course, Del and i were the 'oldies' of the group, but we felt really included in the fun..although we made our boundaries of stupidity and warned them that if they ever wanted us to come again, they would not make us dance....a little compassion was extended our way.  Thank heavens.
Ice cream, cake, cookies, presents and then the fun began.  The pictures can't even tell it all, but it was funny.  To see a bunch of 22-32 year olds dancing to music was just too priceless.
I was telling Del when we left (early to get to bed) that it was so refreshing that we just left a 4/20 party knowing how the evening would end when there are millions out there who are choosing to spend 4/20 in a completely different way, was both comforting and rewarding, considering several in attendance were my own!!!.  And they had fun!!!  Go figure!!!
So, I'm thrilled to know, that every year, on 4/20, there will be a party out there, somewhere in the world, where not a speck of weed, pot, drugs or alcohol will be available, and the party will be a success...
RIGHT SEAN????
Right Aunt Marlys!!!


1 comment:

Sean and Becky said...

Yay! I love all the pictures, thank you SO MUCH for taking them. I'm so glad you and Uncle Del came, it wouldn't have been the same without you. Love you!