It's been a while. I really thought that I wasn't going to get anything else crossed off of 'the List' this year but it looks like it's happened. The only reason that it has happened is because I have the best Friends and Family in the whole world.
So, I have told by Best Friend Alaina in the past that I wanted to have a surprise party. However, the thing about surprise parties is that you can't you throw them for yourself. I mean you can but how embarrassing is that. I also know that I am hard to surprise because people usually give me too many hints or hints are too easy to guess. So, Alaina was brilliant and came up with the long game. Almost immediately after my birthday last year Alaina was already talking about the plans that she had this year. Which is odd cause she doesn't usually have anything that far in advance planned. Then a few months later, COVID hit and still she was adamant that her plans were going to go through. I was also very confused because she couldn't change the day of this thing happening. So, I was very very lost. The only hints that I got out of here were: a bird was involved, food was involved, and was a fan of delicious flavor? If you don't know, that last hint is a Psych reference.... which totally threw me off more.
So, after I have spent my day at the Tennessee Theatre with my mom and with my family for lunch I went home and chilled out for Alaina to come and pick me up. She walks in totally decked out in 1920s garb. I mean I was shocked cause I did not expect her to be dressed like that at all. Then she tells me that there are presents that I have to open before I leave and I did. From her I got the gorgeous dress with a Peacock on it, thus the bird hint, and from her mom I got a peacock feathered headband.
After this we got into the car and she blindfolded me. That way I could not figure out where we were going. We are in the car talking having a good time, trusting my life in her hands cause being blindfolded in the passenger seat is always weird, and she is driving all around. I followed for a good potion of the way and then I lost were I was. We finally park and get out of the car. When I get out a hear people talking so I am thinking we are some sort of restaurant or something. Then Alaina knocks on a door and someone asks for a password which Alaina responds "Mickey sent me". When we get in she tells me that I can take off my blindfold and my whole small group was there yelling surprise! Not gonna lie I didn't see it coming!
There was food, and my mom made a wonderful cake, my dad was there! We had Shirley Temples, which are my favorite! We had pineapple Jell-O desserts and there were silent movies playing in the back while 20s music was also playing. It was a lot of fun!
All I have to say is that I love Alaina for doing this and I love all of my friend for helping her to pull it off. Alaina told me on the way to the party that she wanted to do it this year and not next was because 2020 is the first year of the 2020s and 2020 would be the start of the last year of my 20s.
Is the world what I thought it was going to be like right now? No, has my life still been good an blessed? Yes! All the time! I have a good God, good family, good friends, and I love that I got to spend my whole birthday weekend with some of the people I love most in the world! I know 29 is going to be better than 28. Since it started with a surprise I am ready for all of the surprises that are in store!
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