Kishimoto in Denver

The Kishimoto family came to visit Denver this past weekend. They made the trip up from Santa Fe to catch some soccer and enjoy all of Colorado's natural beauty . . . actually not really. They mainly came up to eat Peruvian food. Apparently there is no Peruvian food in Santa Fe, Wilt was going through serious withdrawals. So after a busy day of soccer watching we went out to a small restaurant called Cebiche. The food was really good and Wilt returned to his old self after having some lomo saltado. He had a smile for the rest of the night.

Wilt came up with the whole family so i had the pleasure of enjoying the company of Abby and Sophi as well. Those two are way too much fun. They are little balls of energy that transform into dinosaurs, monkeys, ducks, chickens, and strange raspy voiced characters that i didn't quite understand. The best part was when they were showing me their best dance moves. It was a good time.

It was a glimpse of what is to come in my future. I just found out a few days ago I might be having a little girl. I really didn't know what to think about that. I don't know anything about raising a girl. Don't get me wrong, I'm ecstatic about having a girl i just don't know the in's and out's of female psychology and their development. With a boy its easy, beat the fear into him when he is little, keep his labedo in check when he's 13, then kick him out when he's 18. bada bing bada boom your done. I think I'm entering a world of dresses and barbies. I think I'm going to resist it though. The first thing my little girl is going wear is a pair of soccer shorts and a Barcelona jersey. Then when she is old enough, i'm going to buy her her first Brazilian jiu jitsu gi. I wonder how long i can hold on that, before she wants to wear make up and dresses, and be more interested in boys than breaking arms, but i'll give it a good fight. Hopefully the jiu jitsu training will make my job easier, otherwise i might need to buy a gun.

Watching Wilt and Ali handle these two little hurricanes was really interesting. They do it with so much grace and patience. Up until now i've always enjoyed hanging out with kids, but in the back of my head i knew at some point i'd get to go home and they were another person's responsibility. I don't know what kind of parent I'll be, but i hope i can have their patience. Their arrival into Denver couldn't have been timed any better. I was in the midst of all this confusion, but seeing that family made me even happier that all this is happening to me.

Now i get my very own hurricane, one i get to take home with me everyday and every night, and i can't wait.