Monday, October 27, 2008
Andrew is 21!
Last week, Andrew turned 21 years old. To put that into perspective, Celeste was 21 years old when we got married. I was 24 years old. Life is taking a much different direction for Drew, but it is a path that he seems happy with.
Another difference - it took me a while to take advantage of my 21 year old new rights. Lee called me a couple of months later and said, "Hey, you're 21 now right?" With my positive reply, we agreed to go to a bar since we could. Of course, neither of us were drinkers so we each had a Coke. But it was in a bar where we were carded to get in! I got the gambling in fairly quickly. I think it was a few weeks after turning 21 that my parents took me to Las Vegas for a weekend.
For Andrew, his friends got him to a bar and got him his first drink at the stroke of midnight on his birthday. Beyond that, we had the grandmothers conspire with us regarding the gambling. We needed to know that he did not have other plans and the grandmothers wanted to give him a chance to try out some legal gambling. It worked out great.
The surprise party was a success. After an afternoon at one of the Indian Casinos, the grandmothers were bringing Andrew home. My mom told him that she needed to drop something off at our house (and she actually had a bag to give to us). Andrew was completely surprised. We had a small, but vocal group of people over to celebrate his birthday. Andrew was definitely caught off guard!
Another difference - it took me a while to take advantage of my 21 year old new rights. Lee called me a couple of months later and said, "Hey, you're 21 now right?" With my positive reply, we agreed to go to a bar since we could. Of course, neither of us were drinkers so we each had a Coke. But it was in a bar where we were carded to get in! I got the gambling in fairly quickly. I think it was a few weeks after turning 21 that my parents took me to Las Vegas for a weekend.
For Andrew, his friends got him to a bar and got him his first drink at the stroke of midnight on his birthday. Beyond that, we had the grandmothers conspire with us regarding the gambling. We needed to know that he did not have other plans and the grandmothers wanted to give him a chance to try out some legal gambling. It worked out great.
The surprise party was a success. After an afternoon at one of the Indian Casinos, the grandmothers were bringing Andrew home. My mom told him that she needed to drop something off at our house (and she actually had a bag to give to us). Andrew was completely surprised. We had a small, but vocal group of people over to celebrate his birthday. Andrew was definitely caught off guard!
# posted by - Rob @ 8:49 AM 
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Happy Birthday Andrew!
I hadn't even thought about the gambling thing. I think here you can get a lottery ticket at 18, but I don't know the age for casinos in Oregon.
I sincerely doubt Trevor would even be interested in a drink, much like his dad. Maybe he'll try a Mike's Hard Lemonade.
Diana - she's probably going to be a little more adventurous, much like her mom! At least a Pina Colada or something!!
I hadn't even thought about the gambling thing. I think here you can get a lottery ticket at 18, but I don't know the age for casinos in Oregon.
I sincerely doubt Trevor would even be interested in a drink, much like his dad. Maybe he'll try a Mike's Hard Lemonade.
Diana - she's probably going to be a little more adventurous, much like her mom! At least a Pina Colada or something!!
All I know is I started the weekend with plenty of booze/beer, people brought more, and there wasn't any more by Monday. I guess Fr. Joe drank it all
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