Human Wave Imminent

I’ve remarked a couple times here on Frail Deeds about how quiet the condo has been since the departure of the granddaughters and their parental units last week. My Favorite Panamanian and I have been the only residents of the condo complex all week, so more silence (that was mostly me, not my better half). That will all change tomorrow with a veritable human wave attack by female members of my wife’s family. Both of her sisters as well as three female cousins are arriving to spend the weekend with us. The decibel level will definably rise, records may be shattered. As with most gatherings of Panamanians, the loudest is the one who gets to talk. You throw Tia Loca and my Favorite Panamanian into the mix and that is how you get to record breaking territory.

Dinner Yesterday

Thank you to all the friends and family who extended their well wishes yesterday for our forty second anniversary. We spent a fairly low-key day with dinner down the beach at the Las Lajas Beach Resort (they of the best cheeseburgers). One of the anniversary gifts my wife wanted was my attendance Wednesday mass in the village with her. She attends each week but I avoid the church since the few times I’ve been there I suffer inordinately from the heat. She was effusive in my willingness although I steeled myself for the ordeal and it turned out to be as bad as I thought it would be. The priest recognized us for our anniversary, miserably mispronouncing my name. Even though there was a nice breeze blowing through, I was sweating non-stop. This may have been the Lord’s message to me about my church attendance record. My wife failed to mention that there was a second ceremony after the regular mass. She tried to explain what it was but she released me to leave and wait for her outside while this went on for another 45 minutes. I amused myself by watching the village walk by as I sat in air conditioned comfort in the car.

The Special Cake my Wife Made

So Good

We followed Mass with a visit to the pizza/gelato place. The owner came over immediately to ask about the granddaughters who obviously made an impression upon her. The little dog that the FBR virtually adopted seemed to be looking at the door after we arrived expecting her to follow us in. We returned home and I learned what my Favorite Panamanian had been laboring with in the kitchen earlier in the day. She had made a special combination brownie and cake confection, along with a special frosting. It was every bit as awesome as it sounds. She was on a call with Tia Loca as I was caught in the rapture of tasting the cake and demanded that we save a piece for her. That will remain to be seen.

Had to Fight This Guy for my Place on the Beach This Morning

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RECURRING CHARACTERS:                                     

ABFA – Amazing Best Family Athlete - my daughter in law; BR3 – Blog Reader #3 – granddaughter #3; BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel - second granddaughter; Cantankerous Friend – friend since grade school who likes to argue about everything, poses as radical leftist to attract women; CRC - Connecticut Riverboat Captain – another close friend from high school, renowned sailor of the big river; Curbside Girls – close friends of my daughter acquired during him her single days in Brooklyn; Deckzilla – our backyard deck which grew to monstrous dimensions once my wife got involved in planning; Favorite Panamanian - the wife (of course); FBR - First Blog Reader - first granddaughter; First Friday – celebrations to mark the First Friday of the Week; Great Aunt - my elder sister; Keene Friends 1 & 2 – friends since high school from my home town of Keene, NH; Kindergarten Friend – friend since kindergarten whom I reunited with after many years; Maine and Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife – her US sisters, my wife is the 3^rd Musquetera (musketeer); Namesake Nephew – son of Great Aunt and Soxfather named after me; Neighborhood Mafioso - wife's close friend and Panamanian mafia member; PanaGals – female relatives /friends of my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin Mafia – inevitable group of Latino friends my wife accumulates wherever we have lived & their spouses; PCR - Pittsburgh College Roommate – high school friend, also a “Minor Celebrity” in Pittsburgh; PCR+1 - Pittsburgh College Roommate’s wife; Riggins - also known as the Grandpuppy, son's dog; Seis Amigos - two couples from our condo complex and my wife and I; Soxfather - my brother in law; Tia Loca – wife’s younger sister; Wingman – my son in law; Wingmom – Wingman’s mom, of course