Birthdayssss

May 17th, 1991 a beautiful baby girl was birthed into this world. And well, shoot lets cut to the brilliant chase, she is now celebrating her completion of 19 years of life on this here planet we name Earth. We wish we could be with her because if yall didn't know, she the ish....definitely a star shining in the midst of all this ... well for lack of a better word ... bullish. She finna be somebody, you just watch. So please join us in celebrating her joyous occasion. Jasmine Nicole Mans, we love you.

Bless.

PEACE.

LATES MAS BUTTERERY THAN NEVER?

YES WORLD YES WORLD WE NEVER OFFICIALLY SHOUTED OUT OUR VERY OWN KIM ANH TRUONG'S BIRTHDAY.

IT WAS THE BIGGGY SMALLS 21 YALL!

Now, Maybe I was bitter butter makes better bread because she was passing the bday with the fam in the Madest of towns as opposed to being wit US in the Panamanianest of towns. Maybe I was eaten by a birthday monster, the kind that tickles you until you have no fingers to type with. OR maybe I was going to make up another weak lil lie!!!

BUT THE POINT IS this QUEEN se cumplio 21 years of life on JANUARY the 23rd, 2010! Now, enjoy bringing you very own eyes HERE to read this post that is about to be all stalkin up in KIM's life!!!

So, we gon start it off slow.

I didn't want to break your heart or you jaw.

This is the beautiful creature on a regular day.

Be prepared because she can get even more radiant!

You already understand dontchu?! 21!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Half empty of half full?!?! haha

It's simply necessary to shout out her life commitment to her org.

Sigma Lamda Gamma Inc.

Not to mention the fly artwork by her sister.

The besties.

The weirdies.

The FLY.

The TRAP THANG! Miss ya.

AND OF COURSE...the BOO!

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING THIS QUEEN ON MAKING IT THIS FAR SO ELEGANTLY!

She really is the most wonderful sister we could ask for.

Thank you.

Happy Bday

FW OGs

So I had to bring you this DOPE artwork by an even DOPER birthday girl...HANNAH KAZIK

Meet my girl Hannak Kazik.
We went to highschool together in Milwaukee. She's one of the flyest visual artists in the city, as you can tell. This is her above, on a regular day being her lil ole regular GOOFAAY self. Forreal, like she will make you giggle. And then she'll giggle back atcha.

So, why am I telling YOU about her??
Well, you see not only is it her birthday! But, I feel that as artists it is our job to spread the word about new, old, tight, delicious artists.
Translation: She's dope you needed to know regardless of what I say here.

So, enjoy the work above.
No stealing, biting, fingernails, anything!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNAH!
Yea all the way from Panama!

:)

YOU GUESSED IT!
We gotta throw down for our gurl GG!!!
HOLDin down the THIRD cohort of FIRST WAVE!

On this very day of March 3rd, in the year 1991, there was a very unique spirit born into the flesh. She is a rare fly species that can only be found in Madison during the months that correspond to an ancient academic calendar. If you see her, do not hesitate to fall over in wide-eyed astonishment.
It is normal, there is a hotline.

Please join us in this day of celebrating the birthday
of the one and only
**Gethsemane Herron**

GG,

Even though we're far we hope you know
...we're thinking of you...
...sending warm panamanian air your way...
...we love you...

FW

OYE!!!

HOY CELEBRAMOS EL CUMPLE DEL FAMOSO

Eric Lima-Limon

**On this very day right hur, right now, he was brought into the world...

and that my friends, is a big deal...

SO, i hope you, like many of us right here, celebrated this joyous occasion.

thank you thank you thank you

fw fam

I know, I know, I think someone's been growing too...
Trying to stretch themselves a little teensy weensy bit taller,
or older,
or wiser...

And on this day,
we will all proudly, with smiles on our faces,
look her in the eye (pick one) with love and

lie

to
Sofia A.
(I am not sure if she wants the final destination
aka truth of her middle name revealed)
Snow

Why you may ask: Well on this very hot day (in PTY - haha Wisconsin and Boston - take that take that!) of February the 22nd in the year of 1989 a very special tiny lady was born. Some called her Snow others called her Arepita and a select few called her Sofeezy. No one actually called her by her true name; I know, weird. Well, it just so happens that this goddess of a child is still alive today!!!! So as is tradition, we simply must conglomerate the masses and commemorate her being!

Of course. Por supuesto!

So to do so we will be meeting in our crib in Panama City, Republic of Panama today. Come through whenever you can. Fly over, swim through, train, bike, truck, stop, drop and roll...any way you can get here go ahead and do that!

Aren't they just so cute when they're 21?!?!?!
Remember 2 say:

"You've grown so much!"

;)

HERE YE HERE YE

on this hear hair day we celebrate the espiritu and presence that is

Jessica Diaz-Hurtado!

Please join us in loving her extra mucho on this cumple because its golden

like the teeths she doesn't have.

not that she dont gots teeth,

its that they not golden

like her BIRTHDAY!

well, hope we didn't confuse you.

when in doubt say FELICIDADES!

dale pues

FW fam fo life

**Another birthday...But not just another birthday**

GAYLE SMALLER JR.
I, WE, THE WHOLE WORLD
LOVE YOU
Happy Birthday Familia

Don't forget to COME THRU!!!!!!

FW UNO OGS EY EY FO LIFE

On December 19th, 1989

KARL MICHAEL IGLESIAS

aka OYE aka BEAR aka MIKEY aka BOBO aka a plethora of crazy apodos...was born. On this Saturday we celebrate his presence on this here tierra. "I promise that what i do in this decade will dwarf what I've done in the first two."

- K. Iglesias

aiight so this a but late but u know how sometimes u gotta do wat u do and hope wat u dont not do just due...riiiiight. exactly.

WELL, it was a special lil someone's (whos not really lil but very special) bday on a certain DECEMBER 8th this week and we gotta shout him out cuz we MISSIN HIM AND THE WHOLE 3RD COHORT OF FW REEEAAAALLL MUCHO right now.

NAT IOSBAKER

happy mufriggin birthday

we hope u was as cold as we NOT

haHA

much love n see u soon famalamalamlamlalamlamalmalamlma

21 years ago on this day of December the 3rd something so beautiful was born that it had to be kept secret. The brightest intellectuals of the time decided to take the "beauty" and let it live within a human being. This has been a great honor for humans everywhere. For this reason, on this day, it is important that we take time to acknowledge the human form that this exuberant light has taken...

LANA SIMPSON

we love you

we miss you

we apreciate you on this day and all days

hope your day was absulutely brilliant

***FW fam fo life***

p.s. HAPPY BIRTHDAY N ISH haHA!

On Sunday the 22nd of Noviembre we celebrated the completion of 20 years of life for a very special

Jair Alvarez.

He is now 21.

What'd we do?

Well, all the women folks and Jair went to the shop. The beauty one. We got some nails done and some did toes and some call that manicure and pedicures. But, don't be fooled. This was Jairs idea. I think he only invited us so he wouldn't have to go alone and feel bastante feminine. Naw, he loves us. And we loves him. And to be real it was pretty tight. Its mad cheap here. For a manicure and pedicure it cost like $12 and for a hair wash, cut, and dry its like $8. Later on Saturday night, because we did all this Saturday, we had a lil fiesta at the crib and had some friends come over. It was fun; FW folks was the only ones dancin lol. Which follows our theory that Panamanians just dont b gettin like we do. Folks enjoyed themselves though and the night passed into his actual bday. On Sunday, after a long day of studying at Dunkin Donuts for this Stats test we just had hoy,

Sofia and I made a presentation:

"Here ye here ye, come all minions," we said.

Gathered in the outdoor room in the back of the crib

and read a homemade card to Jair

that wouldn't be anywhere near appropriate for this here ye blog.

Something about the things you can do when you are 21;

but, he was presented with

play-doh,

hersheys kisses,

a package of mini kittens,

and a pony on a stick

(i dont know what they actually called;

them things you pretend you a cowboy/girl on when u young).

It was a good laugh.

Made him blush.

And he got two real kisses from two beautiful women afterwards;

on the cheeks of course.

And thats how we did what we do when we dig.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAUTIFUL

BEKAH "BRICKA BRACKA" BLOCKER!!!!
"you a beast" - Kim Anh

FW FAM FO LIFE!!!
love from PANAMA hermana

Oct. 2nd

Was my birthday.

It was real good. Like steak and lobster
cooked right in front of you
Good.

Just ask the cake Kim Anh squished on my face
or the way Danez couldn´t finish his food
that dulce de leche
and how the waitress got away with my plate
before i was done
licking it clean

for all the birthdays that dont go out to eat
or a movie
or get a congratulations on making it this far,
i got you;
blew out our candles
in one breath,
got my breath taken away
by the friends i call fam
too quick to know they not blood,
for no more chuck e cheese or bbq,
no house party or cards in the mail,
no discovery world or swimming pool,

ma, blis
i missed you 2
but i thought bout you
when they came in singin

Aura's 22

We (Sofia, Dom, n I) went to this water park for our friend Aura bday. It was tight. I mean, I couldn't water park it up but, it was cool. I got to feel normal in the water lol. 2 more weeks on 2 muletas. Then down to 1.

Anyways... MIRA las fotos.

Sofia, Dom, ME, Aura, Vicente, Jota, Walter, Kathie
Aura left Jota right

Sofaloaf, Jota, n Aura

Sofia: She soooo lazy.

This thang with all the water dumping.

And waterslides. Not that I could go on em.

Grandchildrens

Erika Venturi-Whaley had a birthday AUGUST 30th

and we never got to show her our love.

Erika is my grandbaby and I have had the pleasure to see her from the day she was but an egg to her first time meeting her father. I love her with toda mi corazon and I hope you know that sweet pumpkin cheescake gumball salad pookie!

Please join me in celebrating her life with this life celebratoring foto album I have been putting together since she was conceived.

This is her mama, my daughter (self Luara self) Luara Venturi and Erika's father.

This is the princess herself when she was but an egg.

Beautiful isn't she; stunning.

E on her first day of school.

She didn't have any arms yet, or legs for that matter.

When she was but a cartoon.

Black, Mexican and Brasilian.

Don't nobody got ish on my grandbabies.

Her first kiss.

She was muchs lighter back then.
Luara always insisted E enter Lil Miss Latina and when she did...

SHE WON!!!

She always was a princess.

This is a drawing I did of her when she was in fifth grade.

Honor roll boo boo!!

Her first day of middleschool looking at her schedule.

AND when she did her first poem (About me, her abuela!!!) she wore this scarf I got her.

Her first job in highschool was a ladder-er.

This is my baby when her papa came back into her life.

As you can see she is a daddys girl.

And as you can see he missed her to death.

E gradeatin from highschool.

These her two hermanas from different mommas.

And this my baby when she got into this poertry programing at the Universerty.

I am so proud of her.

Write me sometime sweetie lemon kool-aid snickers.

Hope your bday was beautiful jus like you baby, jus like you!

- ur gma and her FW Panama crew

She got like 20 years (45 with that leap yr. tho)

So today was Dom's birthday! Yep. MMM HMMM. And it was good. Like vegetarian food. haHA! Get it! Naw me either. ANYWAYS, we had a good day. Dom said she done had better lol but I THINK she lookededed pretty happy today. People went to this scary movie called something about draggin and hell and I didn't go cause I had a physical therapy appointment BUT Sofia and I me up wit everyone else and we ate at CREPES & WAFFLES (Dom choice) which is where me & Sofia was going to get Dom a gift card but naw she ruined it. Anyways have a look.

Dom eatin some crepe with mushroom and spinach.

I think it looked good.
And then I made her eat some of mines.
This maracuya crepe with some BOMB ice cream that was better than the freakin crepe itself.
Coca-Cola OC!
Erbody.
p.s. thats my finger on the left! wat WAT!

AND THEN she went in for dessert!

Like she really WENT IN!!!

AIR-E-UHL view for yuh.

See that look on Dom face. Thats how she feel bout me everyday.

HAHA!

So Dom went to the bathroom and when she got back the checks was there for each of us and lol she was like thats a nice lil present (or something like this).

Oh, how nice it is to have friends as broke as you.

and on ur bday huh.

LOL

SMOOCH SMOOCH!!!
just for the bday girl

XOXOXOXO