Well, new years was nuts. Went down south to Laredo, and basically partied with my family there. It was NUTS!! I loved it!! Practically took part in every vice I've got: Guns, Knives, Explosives, b00ze, food, humor.... No girls, but meh. You can't have it all.

I knew my Uncle was into knives and dangerous objects, but I thought guns were a stretch for him. NOPE!! A pump-action shotgun, 30-06 rifle, 2 pistols, 8+ knives = serious conversation pieces. We even got some souvenirs too!!!

It eventually moved on toward thoughts of a New Years' Bar-be-que, which ended up being reality. We hit a meat market, and bought an ass-ton of fajitas, ribs, and I forgot what else. I helped my uncle cook it all.... Until they brought out 3 bags of fireworks they'd bought. So, I ended up blowing some up with my nephews who also had a "Blast", (: P) and rounded it out by eating lots and lots of food. I kept playing with my knife and lighter; it's a wonder I didn't burn/blow myself up.

As if that wasn't enough, my uncle freddie pointed out a large cactus plant that had grown in a valley on their roof (how it got up there, I will never know, much less how it managed to survive!). Since dad and mom eat grilled cactus, dad mentioned how nice it would've been to eat some of it, and that Freddie should climb up there to get some to throw on one of the two grills we had going (which by the way were lit using an entire 30-something oz. bottle of lighter fluid.... at once!! XD).

I'm sure dad wasn't serious, but since a box of Budweiser had made it's way around, he took it as being serious. So, I helped him up there, and he actually got it off. We swore he was gonna fall off, and he almost did. I almost got reamed with a falling piece, too! Bless my brown-ninja dodgin' skillz, or I'd have gotten a face-full of 3-inch spines.

Rounding out the night with a big 1,000-shot roll of black cats, we said goodbye amid camera flashes (many my own!! : D) and hugs, but I thought it was fun. I was right though; after a full 16 hours of chaos, today seemed real boring. lulz, I ain't seen nothing yet. Wait'll I get back to class on Monday. The texas board of education (AKA Neo-Nazi's!!) apparently scheduled like, 16 tests to be taken within the next week. GARGH!!! Oh well. I'll take it all in stride, hopefully. Seeing my friends again will be cool though, since they're always a blast to hang out with, in my free time. Yeah guys, that means YOU!!