La Hora De El Poder

Meet Kait:

Kait is always full of fun ideas, especially when she's drinking. She's also up for lots of picture taking... which suits me just fine.

Drew told me that his friend Jeff invited him to a barbecue on Friday night. I invited Kait. After we picked her up, Drew started heading in a direction that was not towards Jeff's house.

Me: I thought we were going to Jeff's house.

Drew: No, he's not having the BBQ.

Me: Who is having the BBQ?

Drew: I don't know.

Me: Is it his girlfriend?

Drew: No.

So, we showed up at some random person's house for a barbecue. Good thing we brought cookies. Kait and I were hanging out in the back, with mostly people we didn't know, and she had the brilliant idea of playing Power Hour.



Our game started with the idea that every minute we'd take turns making a toast and both taking a drink. Our toasts quickly turned into a random splaying of Spanish words and phrases. Kait likes to speak Spanish when she's drinking. And it was good practice because she's going to Guatemala this summer to teach.

People soon joined our super fun game, even if they didn't know much Spanish. It was interesting what words and phrases people could recall from Spanish classes of the past.

Hilarity ensued:

Drew's hable espanol:

We recorded the really good ones on a paper plate... because no one had a notepad.

We gave up the game when it got too cold and we'd driven everyone else inside with our shouting and laughter. And we took a Captain picture with my favorite neighbor Emily:

The "write that down" paper plate:

Reviewing the plate:

Some favorites:

"Mi abuelo verde en Hays."

"Me gustan gatos con queso."

"Que la mierda?!"

There were also a lot of English phrases written down on the plate that I'd said. Looking back, I think there was a lot of making fun of me going on. Something about a Charlie Horse...