Catch Up

Self,

I hate having to apologize for the fact that it has been a minute since my last post....I'm sorry!

So since I decided that I can't go to New York for New Year's Eve, what have I been up to.

I've made two trips to Las Vegas to hang out with Schehimazade. The first trip was kinda spur of the moment because I was working graveyard shift and found myself starting my weekend as early as 8am on a Friday morning so I figure if I hit the road then I would avoid all the traffic making it an almost enjoyable drive. I also went to take Schehimazade his Christmas present since I wasn't going to be in New York as I usually am to give it to him then. Schehimazade really likes my Red Velvet Cake (well my family's since that's where I learned to make it.) He says it's better than Cake Man Ray's, but I can neither confirm nor deny that statement since to my knowledge I have never tried Cake Man Ray's. However, so far I haven't tasted a Red Velvet anywhere that I like better than my own, so if I have tried it then, he's right mine is better! ;-P Anyway for the past several years I would make him one when I'd visit him in New York. So he got his Christmas present a little early this year, and he pretty much had it all to himself since he didn't have to share with his New York roommate, Hueyleen, who I will miss seeing this year.

My Second trip to Las Vegas was in part do to Prince Esquire. He happen to come from Miami and was suppose to ride with me on the first trip, but due to circumstances wasn't able to make it. SO we decided to make the drive the Friday after Thanksgiving. The three of us are rarely in the same place at the same time so it was great hanging out with two of my dear brothers-from-another-mother!

The Vegas trip with Prince Esquire after Thanksgiving worked out pretty well considering that my family had an extra guest at the dinner table that eventually got on my nerves. My father recently got in touch with a cousin of his on his father's side I believe, that he hadn't seen in like 50 years. She lives in Santa Barbara (2-3 hours North of Los Angeles,) So lets just call her SBCuz. Supposedly the "plan was that SBCuz, her son and daughter, and their families were all suppose to come for the holiday, but the family backed out and she came by herself......TWO DAYS early. My Mom was not happy, since SBCuz was now in the way of my Mom's Thanksgiving Day preparations....but my mom being the ultimate Hostess, worked it out, although I couldn't figure out why SBCuz didn't stay in Santa Barbara with her own family.

Well, I eventually figured out why SBCuz came to spend the holiday with my family. She came with the intention of being an "entitled white lady" basically. I mean everytime I turned around she was asking someone to "get" her something. I think she "suckered me" about three times before I started saying "Oh, the {insert item} is just {insert location}." I don't mind helping and doing things for someone but you can't be sitting at the same table as me and ask me to get up and get you something in order for you to continue sitting in your chair.....I am not that one.

The thing I noticed that was wearing me out was that SBCuz was trying to be both "company/guest" and "family" at the same time.... Everybody knows that don't work! You can't sit o your ass and expected to be the pampered princess because you are a guest, but then want to have special liberties in the name of being family.

She tried to be "family" twice that just didn't sit well with me.

When my cousin (my mom's niece, let's call her - BigSis, since she is older than me) and her husband arrived from Arizona on Thanksgiving Eve, they brought in a bottle of Crown Royal. SBCuz got excited and says that's what her drink. BigSis offered SBCuz a drink with the rest of us who were having a glass but SBCuz said she'll wait so she can save it to have on Thanksgiving.....she missed out because we we sipped on it all night and it was gone.I mean a guest is suppose to take what's being offered WHEN it is offered. Family MAY request to have something saved for them.

The other incident had to do with the turkey. On Thanksgiving day, my father was carving the turkey for my mom, so the meat could go in the chaffing dishes so it would be ready when dinner was served. My father had cut off the wing and drumstick and set them to the side while slicing the breast. While standing there my cousin stole a sliver, and although I don't usually eat Turkey, this was my dad's first attempt at frying one so, I also stole a sliver while he was slicing the breast. SBCuz decided she wanted the wing, and snatched it. My Cousin, in a polite manner criticized SBCuz for snatching it, stating that the wing was my mom's (the hostess and lady of the house) favorite piece. Even my dad tried to tell SBCuz that she was wrong. SBCuz's response - "Oh, she won't mind, because I'm family. Besides, there's another wing right here." As she proceeded to POKE the other wing with her finger, rather than just point at it. Now, I don't think it would be so bad if SBcuz had taken a sliver like myself. But I think it was rather rude and disrespectful for her to take a piece that could have been on someone's plate as part of the meal, just for her greedy butt to have a pre-dinner sample.

LOL the funny thing is my cousin said she told my mom what SBCuz did and said that my Mom comment was that she was ready for SBCuz to go. I don't think SbCuz will be getting another holiday invitation.

Sincerely,
Pharaoh

sgiving Eve and SBCuz and her family drove in from Phoenix on Thanksgiving Eve, and nearly order me to spend the night at my parents' house to hang out (although she checked into a hotel down the street....not happy cause I could have slept in my own bed then on the sofa if that was the case.)