SURPRISE....It's Your Birthday.....

We're gonna party, like it's your birthday.....

So, my amazing husband just pulled off one of the best birthday scams ever....a surprise party for my 31st (yes, getting old) birthday.  First of all, I have to just say - IT WAS AWESOME!  It was so much fun and made me feel so special.  

To give you a little background, John sent all our friends in Tokyo an evite before we left for Christmas to come to dinner to celebrate my birthday the weekend after we all got back into town.  Most of our friends RSVPd yes they would be there, but there were two friends that couldn't make it and one friend that didn't reply to the invite.  

So, we get back to Tokyo last weekend, my actual birthday was Tuesday and I go out with two of my girlfriends for lunch.  I haphazardly ask Nikki, the one that has already said she's coming, if they were still in for Saturday and she winces and says...oh, I didn't want to break this to you until tomorrow (post b-day), but we aren't going to make it.  She said that her fiance had surprised her with a trip to Okinawa for Christmas and he didn't know about the date of my b-day dinner.  Okay, I was bummed, but totally understood....a trip is a trip.  

I have dinner with Sam and Andrea the next night where Andrea reiterates how sad she is that she can't make dinner and even gives me a believable reason why they aren't available (she had RSVPd no already).  And Sam goes into this elaborate story about how she hopes she can make it, but they aren't really sure if their babysitter can do Saturday (she is the friend that hadn't RSVPd).  So, on Friday when Sam texts me that they aren't going to make it....I'm once again bummed, but not surprised since it is hard to find a babysitter here.  

It didn't end there....my friend Jessie sends me an email in the early part of the week welcoming me back to town and how she is hoping she doesn't catch anything that the kiddos have brought back with them from the holidays (colds, pink eye, etc).  Then on Saturday morning she texts to say how incredibly sorry she is, but she's now running a fever and there's no way she can come to dinner that night!  While everyone is canceling, Nikki (the one on the trip) responds to my "have fun" text message with, "we're having a great time, the weather isn't all that great, but we're still having a good time".  

So, John lures me out of the house with thoughts of a walk and sale shopping and a snack around 4:00pm.  We head back to our apartment to get ready for dinner (or so I thought) and SURPRISE....all my friends are there...all of them!  I was so surprised and couldn't stop screaming when they all jumped out of the dark.  It was too funny, but the surprises didn't stop there.  John and my friends had all arranged a karaoke party complete with food, drinks, a fancy birthday cake and.....COSTUMES!!!  It was awesome and will go down as one of the best nights in my life.  I love you, John!  

Until next time...Jenn