Happy birthday America, please don't set Santa Fe more on fire.

Woke up kind of early, waited around until about 11 or noon

Went out to Burrito Spot with Christine and enjoyed some horchata and an adobada taco

Talked for a long time again, but it's always fun with stories about drug dealers, Cici's Pizza, and Memphis as a city.

my boss is weird...inviting me out to flagstaff for the hopi weekend as a joke ( 6 hour car ride with bruce? hmm...), laguna pueblo to meet two artists with another colleague (not as sketch but he gave me 15 minutes notice so no), and then dances at cochiti (but then didnt give me times or anything...) weird....

Had Christine drop me off (in her cute lime green volkswagen beetle) at (Marie)Lena's house, where Tailinh, her boys, and her husband Hermann were grilling burgers, having fun with the sprinklers. Gael was crouched down, looking at the ants, with his babysitter Briana looking after him (who is a senior at Santa Fe High). Lena's uncle and cousin were there, as well, and the cousin and Herman were talking about tacos for a very very long time.

Good burgers, jack cheese, tomato, potato salad, avocado, sweet dark cherries, cherry vanilla creme soda (yum), and cupcakes. Oh Whole Foods haha

Played and read with Gael who at one point climbed onto my lap, and kept tugging me away when I was trying to take photos of Micah

Lena's cousin and uncle gave me a ride home, and I will never cease to take amusement in the reaction to the road that is Acequia de las Joyas.

About to go out for Nica's shindig at her house with Christine. Should be fun times for everyone.

To do:

- check mailbox for invoice

- call Tricore for discount on invoice

- call Allison the librarian about the catalogue

- start research on Pitseolak, Napachie, and Annie

- pick a date for road trip and just GO lol

edited:

Went to Nica's with Christine in her little Beetle, chilled with Nica, Autumn, Nick, Max, Dylan, and then Billy, Melissa, and Zach. Ribs on the grill, hamburgers, hotdogs, white corn, pisola(sp), beer with lime, kool-aid, iced tea, strawberries, melons, cupcakes with sparklers, and of course, the bag of franzia.

Cooked, chatted, went on the roof (oh god I hate heights..) at like 8 to watch the fireworks shooting from Santa Fe High. It went on for 30 minutes, and we kept yelling all things Americans: "Independence! Wal-mart! Meat!" etcetc.

The scary part was that you could legit see the forest fire, red flames and all, on the edge of the mountain, and it moved across the landscape since it started.

So much food, so much eating. Good people, good times :)

Nica: SO YOU'RE GONNA SHANK WITH A SHIV IS THAT IT? IS THAT A WHITE WAY OF SHANKING?

Aaand i have an endtable from Nica. All I need are blinds and my room is so set haha

Gotta love life's moments and enjoy good company

That and MEAT is what July 4th is all about I guess haha