This week I will be talking about my grandmothers 80th birthday. A few weeks ago my parents hosted a grand celebration at a restaurant called Emperor. The reason the celebration was so grand, was because it was the day my grandmother turned 80, a one a lifetime event.
The day of the celebration was relatively calm for me. Kalen, on the other hand, had to go with daddy to the restaurant early to set up his guitar. The funny thing was when Mommy and I did leave, she read the time wrong and we left almost an hour early. Fortunately, we caught ourselves before we got too far away. After heading home resting for an hour, we once again left for the restaurant. When we arrived some people were already there. In fact, the guest list was huge, in my opinion anyway. Practically all our relatives in north America were invited as well as a few relatives for Mauritius. I found it quite amazing that many people managed to get here. However, most of the guests didn’t arrive until a little later. While we waited for the guests to arrive, I sat at my assigned seat. During that time I took the time to upload my happy birthday message to “the party” website. Prior to the celebration, daddy created a website where you could upload photos and play music. I thought it was quite neat, but I only used it once or twice.
Soon the guests arrived and did the food. The first dish that arrived was a crab meatball. I will admit, I was never a fan of the crab meatball. However, I ate it anyway because I was starving. The next dish that arrived was a soup, one that I had many times before. Before we could get to the main dishes, there was a lion dance performance. Unfortunately, I was located right next to the drums. As you can expect, I found it quite loud and irritating. However, I found the lion dance entertaining none the less. Right after the lion dance, there was another performance. This time it was a traditional Chinese dance. I, unfortunately, didn’t have a good view of the performance, and I was staring at the backs of the performers most of the time. After the traditional dance, the food finally started coming. There was rice, noodles, and other Chinese cuisines. Midway through dinner, Kalen decided to perform three songs on his guitar. After the songs, we had dessert. I probably had 5 of those peach looking buns with lotus paste inside. When dinner was finally fished, the dancing began. I just sat on the sidelines, watching my relatives dance the night away. I will probably never get on a dance floor unless I bribed into it or blackmailed. The 2 or so hours of dancing, music, and photos the party finally the ended.
Overall, the party was really enjoyable. I thought it was really nice to see so many family members in one place. Although, sometimes I wonder I have too many family members. The performances, on the other hand, was quite a mixed bag for me. The lion dance was nice although really loud. The traditional dance was great but I didn’t have a view. Finally, the guitar performance was alright. I probably didn’t find it as amazing as others, because I hear Kalen practicing every day. As for the food, I thought it was the worst part of the celebration. It doesn’t mean the food wasn’t good, its just I have that exact dishes we got served every week. My point is the food didn’t have the same impact as the performances. In the end, I thought my grandmothers 80th birthday was quite amazing. This celebration, makes me look forward to the next celebration.