The day started with a cup of coffee under my nose. RD woke me up and said "You have 25 min. to get showered and ready." So I quickly got dressed. One of my friends (Erin McMillan) showed up at my house before 8 AM. She put me in her car and drove me down the street to Cafe Scramblers for breakfast. When we walked in, my mom, sister, sister-in-law and another great friend were sitting at a table to surprise me. We had a great breakfast together!
Erin then drove me down the street to Kohls where RD and my girls were waiting for me in the parking lot. We all browsed around in there awhile and I got to do a little shopping. Fun for me of course! :)
RD took the girls home and said he would see me back at the ranch. Well, of course that didn't happen. I NEVER knew where Erin was taking me or what was next but we didn't head to my house. We drove pretty much all over town, just chit chatting. We hit up a cemetary and just enjoyed talking for a bit. We ended up in downtown Toledo where we pulled into a parking lot I didn't recognize. She told me to get out of the car and go into the building. (yeah, kind of freaky! Although I figured out it was Grumpys, a super yummy hot spot place to eat downtown Toledo). When I went, none other than Christy Mitchell popped out from behind a menu and said "you can sit here!!!" I seriously screamed. I NEVER thought Christy would drive from Stow, OH and surprise me for my birthday, but apparantly her and my hubby made arrangements. Such a blessing. Such a highlight of this great day. We had a fabulous lunch together, great talks, etc. We walked through Wildwood park for an hour when we were done. Awesome time together.
I then had about an hour and a half at home with NO ONE there but me and the girls. We took a walk which was great. Erin McMillan then showed back up, I thought just to visit for awhile because we were supposedly headed to my brother and sister-in-law's house for a family birthday dinner. When RD got home from work he told me he decided to do something else. So we hopped in the car (Erin stayed and babysat my girls) and headed out to a nice dinner. He took me to Ciao. Of course there was a surprise there, too. Our great friends Mike and Emily Jones were sitting there waiting for us. So the 4 of us dined and had a great dinner together!! (that picture is coming soon).
We headed back to our house after dinner to put the kids to bed. Well....
I was a bit surprised YET AGAIN that like 20 or more people were screaming at me when I walked in my back door. They seriously scared the snot out of me. Friends from church, small group...and my whole family. SO SPECIAL!
Once everyone had a slice or two of cake, a huge book was given to me. Erin McMillan had put together this book for me...her and RD had contacted all sorts of people in my life and asked them to write me a note or something about our friendship, or create a page of some sort to put in it. I have NEVER been given anything like this before. It is something I will keep forever. Erin made it into a beautiful scrap book type thing and it was beyond amazing.
Of course the night didn't end there. At 9:45 pm the few girls that were left after the cake and ice cream festivities took me out to the Docks downtown Toledo where we all enjoyed a martini at the Navy Bistro. What a super fun way to end the night. Loved it. Loved the day. Felt so incredibly special and loved. It was awesome...can't even explain it!
Way to go you two...you made the day amazing. BEST. BIRTHDAY. EVER.
4th of July Weekend...
El went out on the boat with us (we went to the lake)...she stayed up till after 11 that night. I think we set a record for her bedtime. But she truly LOVED the entire display.
4th of July Weekend...El went out on the boat with us (we went to the lake)...she stayed up till after 11 that night. I think we set a record for her bedtime. But she truly LOVED the entire display.
Fun times at the lake!!
5 comments:
What a wonderful birthday! You are beyond blessed to have such a great husband and wonderful friends. Glad you had a day to remember!
Oh, what an awesome birthday! I'm so glad you felt so special and loved. It was truly an all-day affair!! Amazing! By chance did my little thing make it in the book? It's okay if it didn't, I was late in sending it and got it out that morning. If not, I'm going to give it to you when we come to OH, okay?! Maybe you can shove it in the book somewhere!! :)
Lib! Looks like it was a beautiful day of fun and sweet surprises! Can't wait to see you very soon.
Also....zoo date with your gals?
what a fun day Lib! So glad it was so great for you:-)
Wow...what great family and friends! And what a great way to slide into the 30s;) Welcome to the club! Hope all is well with you!
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