Hey noodle what did you do today?

Well I woke up at 6:50 and headed to the living room, where I was able to rest for a bit. Grandma wished me a happy birthday and at around 7:30ish we got grandpa ready for the day. At around 8:30ish Uncle Tom arrived and brought some donuts. We put a candle in a jelly donut and they sang happy birthday, then after I blew it out and had some donuts while browsing my phone...Except my phone decided to update at that exact moment.

This was relevant because my parents called just a few minutes later and were unable to get through to me. Grandma handed me her phone, however, because my parents called and wanted to wish me a happy birthday. Because grandma's phone was kinda quiet and because Uncle Tom is as loud as a ground zero A-Bomb, I headed to my room. Mum said she wanted to sing to me and as I parted my blinds I saw a strange van in the driveway and a few people running up to the house. Someone! O:

As they sang the door opened and my mum, dad, two sisters, and their two mates stepped through the door. I hugged them all and was so happy! I had a feeling that someone would visit me but it was still a nice surprise! We all sat around the table and chatted, and I got some neat gifts! Grandma gave me a Haworthia and 3 nice shirts, my parents gave me a game cam (They bought it like a week before I bought mine! XD), and my sister's hubby got me some Prophet graphic novels...But best of all my sister gave me a note saying that I am a good brother and soon to be a good uncle.

That's right...She has a babby in her tum! O:

It's still first trimester (so sicknesses), and she dun want extended fam and frands knowing until mid August after the first trimester (when mortality rates drop off), but EEEEEEE!

Dad told grandma that he was kidnapping me for a day and that Tom would help her...Holy cow you guys, I have freedom! O:

We left around 10ish and headed to their B&B which was super nice (Code was 0712 because that's the date they rented), then after they got ready we went to the Island of Capri, where we rented kayaks from Paddle Marco. Amber, Levi, and I each got our own kayak, and young-sis got a double with Debbie, and Mum and dad shared one. Dad and I each had a map but he let me direct us. We started by traveling to a tunnel called 'Extreme Tunnel', which was really smol and can only be done at high tide. From there we headed to the Family route, then snaked through the Cathedral, then around KGB (Though I think we were trying to find Starfish), then North through Indian, then 'cause pregger-sis was feeling tired, we went through Starfish for real and then headed back. From there we headed back to their B&B and dad and I had a mini Cerveza (They bought a 24 pack from Pubix, but they were filled with mini-beers! X) ). After everyone was ready we got dry clothes on and headed to Pincher's.

Once there we ordered a bunch of appetizers (Cheesy crab dip, Crab rangoon, and Conch Fritters), then each of us got some crab legs. My two sides were green beans and garlic breab. I drank some Yinglings while eating and went through about 3 of them? I would have drank a 4th since it was 2-for-1 but I spilled the beer when trying to swat my pregger-sister's hand away. Why? Because she was trying to be funny and said she'd help me peel my crab, and took it too far (She is not too good at comedy like youngest sis is). Everyone was making fun of me because I was eating slow! Plz do not bully nodl! ;-;

We headed to Walgreen's for beer (Pregger-sis was getting nausea, and I thought there was a bathroom at the Walgreen's alcohol store...There was not...), then Dad told me to go into Walgreen's to get mum because she was probably shopping. I went in there and yep! After getting her we headed home and she did some barfs. I waited for the bathrooms to clear up so I could go, then after headed to the pool. I didn't have my sunglasses so I sat in the shade of the overhead roof and tried to float on this really awkward float. The float, it turns out, was the back of a reclining float, but the bottom was absent. Dad found a deflated one and inflated it, but it had a hole in it and he was slowly deflating.

I got out for a bit and drank, and Dad and I went to the dock and saw a jellyfish! Also he found a snake while picking limes from the tree in the side yard.

Also, and most importantly, he got a lizard to bite my earlobe and dangle there. LIZARD EARRING! :D

He used to do that all the time, and I've wanted to do it ever since coming to Florida...And now I could!

The clouds moved in and it looked a bit stormy, but not bad. Mum and Debbie and Youngest sis and Levi and I played Screw your neighbor, and tho I didn't win, I had fun and drank beers. I didn't get too tipsy but at some point I said we were only a mile from the beach so Mum, Youngest Sis, Debbie, and I wanted to walk there. Mum was pretty buzzed and when we saw a burrowing owl she got close to it and tried to reach out for it, but he hiss at her and floofed up and flew to a nearby perch. The clouds were getting pretty bad looking and I thought we should turn back. We did, and saw dad riding a bike toward us to try and get us. Good thinking!

We returned to the house and relaxed inside. Some of us played cards but because mum was too drunk and wanted to be a wine-bitch, she started nagging dad about everything always being about him...Which is funny because every time she does that she demands to be attention's center. Eh.

Anyway Levi, both sisters, and Debbie and I played a new card game. Dad showed up and helped, and it was a lot of fun!

The game Levi invented was called 'hookem pookem', and the final version went like this:

-Every player starts with 2 counters.
-The dealer passes 3 cards to each person and plays 2 cards on the table
-Each person is allowed to either trade a card on the table from their hand or abstain from play.
-THE GOAL: Have at least card within the range of the two cards on the table.
-Ties do not count. The card must be within the range. That means if one card is a 5 and one is a 6, everyone will lose.
-If the dealer's first face-up card is an ace, it's low. If the second one is an ace, it's high.
-If a person winds up in a situation where the two cards on the table are the same and they have the same card, they can play that card and call “Hookem pookem!” and everyone else will lose one counter.
-This person can do this after changing out one of the cards.
-If you lose all your counters you're still in (“On the hook”), but will be out if you lose any more.
-The dealer is different each round, as is the person going first.

It was a really fun game, but around 10:30ish we all grew tired and headed to bed. I rested on the couch and settled into a nodl nap. Dad came inside around midnight with loud music, but headed to bed soon so it wasn't bad.

I hope everyone has a 30th birthday kinda day! <333