A First Florida Birthday

Every few months or so, the family and I will take a trip to visit relatives down in Florida. It just so happened that my cousin jokingly invited everyone to her son's first birthday party. She didn't expect anyone to show up considering that most of us live over 1000 miles away, so naturally we all tried to show up.

It just so happens that the little guy shares his birthday with his mom's brother (there are too many uncles to count) so we ended up having a lot of fun this trip. The weather was great so after some cupcakes, we headed outside.

Being the hoodlums we are, we set up a tarp, threw soap all over it, and had some fun sliding on it. I may have busted my ass once or twice, but I really love this shot of my cousin wiping out. We headed to the pool across the street shortly after and maybe had a few too many drinks.

The next day we had to celebrate some more so naturally we found a place to eat. Half the people at the table ordered the same thing so here's my not so unique bowl of pho.

To end the day, my cousin wanted to head to the gun range for his birthday. It was the first time my brother and I even shot a gun so it was an interesting experience. Aiming these things is so hard. The range we were at had some assault rifles that were fully automatic and the Florida natives jumped at the chance to shoot those. Nothing really prepares you for how loud guns are and how fast they can be shot. It's nothing like what movies, shows, or games present to you.

The day ended off with us just drinking and chilling back at the house. It was a great trip and I can't wait to head back down there again. I listened to a lot of punk music, but I think what I listened to the most was Hot Mulligan.

Night~