After months of secrecy, the big reveal happened yesterday! Josh has been very cryptic about his plans for my birthday for months. Being the sneaky person I am, it's amazing he was able to pull off a good old fashioned surprise party. Several months ago he had told me I was going on a trip. I will say, I was skeptical that an actual trip was going to take place as there were too many things that just didn't fit. He stuck to his story though and had me so completely confused that I had no clue what the plans were.
He told me that after lunch he was going to take our boys to my parents house and while he was gone I was to pack a bag with three days worth of clothes. So when he left, I diligently packed, still wondering what was happening. I have to admit, I struggled with fearing that it was a big joke on me. Of course I trust Josh, I'm just really bad at feeling comfortable with secret plans. When he returned, he had me take several deeps breaths and say "I don't know what you are doing, but I'm going to have fun!"
I had told Josh that I wanted a necklace for my birthday, so our first stop was a trip to the mall. We took our time looking for the right one. I choose a white gold chain with a pendant of three circles, the middle one set with diamonds. To me it represents the three men in my life (Josh, Jonah and Cason) and the three decades of my life so far.
Then it was time to be blindfolded. I tried to study the turns he was making to get a clue about where we were going, but he was one step ahead of me, taking a longer route to our destination. We were arrived he helped be out and walked me across a grassy field. I could see the grass at my feet and knew we were at my parents house when we crossed into the greener grass closer to their house. Then Josh pulled off the blindfold and it was "SURPRISE!". Then Josh said there's another surprise inside. Waiting in the kitchen was Nancy! And the big secret was that she is staying for the week! Then a little later our friends Val and Jason from Nashville arrived. As I understand it, the ultimate goal was to have a reunion of all our friends from Colorado. To all of you who couldn't make it, you were missed and we hope to see you soon!
It was a great party, so much fun and I felt so special to all who attended. Today we'll get to spend more time with Val and Jason and their sweet children. Jonah may have met his future wife, after playing with Emma and Abby for several hours last night, he declared Emma the mother and he was Jason, the father. Such a blessing to spend time with these friends, for us and Jonah. Now I'm looking forward to a week of spending time with my dear friend Nancy (she even said she'd help me pack :).
Thank you to everyone who had anything to do with this!
Thank you, Josh, for growing old with me and loving me more each year!
4 comments:
We SO wanted to be there and planned to come...but our little girls had just finally fallen asleep for their naps at 3. And they needed those naps badly. So...I'm sorry we couldn't come. Sounds like it was really special and very fun. Go, Josh! He did a good job planning that thing. I have a little gift for you that I'll try to drop off this week. Happy Birthday, Amy! Welcome to Club 30!
It was nothing but a joy & pleasure to be here for your party and to spend this time with your sweet family. Thank you for the opportunity to visit and mostly for - despite the years & distance - being such amazing friends in our lives. We truly love you guys... Jason, Val, Abby, Emma, & Wyatt
What a fun surprise! So glad Josh was able to pull it off and surprise you. We really wanted to come too, but were in Michigan visiting my brother and his wife (it was the only weekend that worked for both of us). It's so fun to have good friends there to surprise you too! And, congratulations on your house--that's so wonderful!
Happy Belated 30th and welcome to the club. Wish we could have made it as well but were already up that way for the 4th. Aren't there any pictures???
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