February 4 was Michelle’s birthday and she wanted to spend it with her family playing bingo on Thursday night. My mom’s birthday is February 5 and she loves to play bingo, too. What better way to spend time with the two most important ladies in my life! We had a blast!! The Lodge at 15th & Beall in the Heights does Bingo every Thursday. Five bucks gets you twelve games. The food is cheap, it’s non-smoking, and the crowds are young. That is a great combination for a good time.

Most of these photos were taken by our new sister-in-law, Sandra. Some how she “borrowed” Michelle’s camera and was secretly taking pictures, including a few self portraits.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! My dad, with some help from tio (uncle) Frank, planned and carried out a well orchestrated surprise birthday party. Dad and Frank reserved the banquet room at their favorite Friday night hangout spot…Mamasitas Restaurant. All our family was there, sitting in the dark waiting for mom to arrive. SURPRISE! The look on her face said it all. Technically it was tia (aunt) DeDe’s birthday this night, but we celebrated both. Tia DeDe was in on the whole thing as well. She showed up at my folk’s house wanting to have a drink in order to celebrate. Guess where they are going? If you want to see how the party went down, then click HERE to see all the photos.