Well.... as many of you know, I have been planning a little surprise for my mom for quite some time. Yesterday, I was able to put everything together and make it happen! For those of you who don't know what I have been up too, I would love to share with you how it all went down.
A few months ago, I thought of an idea for my mom's birthday. This one was going to be special, and my mom really deserved a big party, for this was her 50th birthday! I first started with facebook, announcing that I wanted to make a book of cards, notes, pictures, etc. from some people that she knew. Getting some feedback from some family and friends, I made the initiative to make the book. Not knowing how many people would actually participate, I knew that even if only a few did it, my mom would still love it. I made copies of fliers for first my mom's work, and then my neighborhood. I also sent out a few emails to friends and family, a few days later, I started getting many emails. I was surprised how many people cared about my mom and how many people love her and wanted to wish her a happy birthday. As I began compiling everything I had to be very sneaky, because I was making everything at my house, at any moment I knew my mom could walk into my room and ruin the surprise. So I decided to stay up late on some nights to make the book, and luckily I knew my mom would not come down to my room after ten pm! Finally as it grew closer to her actual birthday I had plenty of notes to fill it completely! I want to say thank you so much for everyone who sent me an email, left a note under door mats, and secretly giving me notes at work, church, and where ever. It turned out wonderful!
Now getting my mom out of the house to get ready for her surprise was hard... I had the hardest time trying to figure out something to make it not so obvious. My dad pulled my aside last Monday, and said that for his birthday he was given a gift certificate to Megaplex theaters from his work... Perfect! So the plan was to have them go to a movie, which ended up being The Amazing Spiderman, at 4, at The District. So this gave me plenty of time to get everything prepared and to have people show up! After setting things up, I was just waiting for people to show up. Kelsey and Chris were even able to make it up to make the surprise even better, thanks to a special someone!!! It was mainly family with a few very close family friends. Then... after the movie was over, my mom started calling me... AHHH! I had no idea why she was calling me! So I picked up my phone and pretended that I was home..." alone" even though, pretty much everyone was there! She was just worried that I was not going to be able to get dinner, she is too sweet! But it was way too early for them to be on their way home! So I had to text my dad to tell him to stall for a little bit, after stopping at Walmart, and going very slow (Very unlike my dad), it was time for him to come home!
Now getting her in the backyard was tricky... luckily I had Brooklynn with me to use her as a good excuse. When my mom got home, I told her that Lindsey and Donald dropped off a new play toy in the backyard, and we wanted to show them. She fell for it!!!!! As I walked back to where everyone was, my mom was very surprised! When she saw Kels and Chris, she couldn't even believe that they were here, and everyone else who came! When she was done getting hugs and birthday wishes, I gave her the book. I explained what it was and how I was able to make it. She was overwhelmed with joy! I felt so happy that she was excited and loved every minute! Despite the heat, the actual party turned out very well! I wanted to thank my Aunt Rhonda for helping me with the party and the cake! Thanks to EVERYONE who helped as well for making this day special for my mom!
Happy Birthday Mom, I sure do love you and I love how you are such a great example to everyone you meet! You deserved this party! I was so happy I was finally able to do it for you!
A few months ago, I thought of an idea for my mom's birthday. This one was going to be special, and my mom really deserved a big party, for this was her 50th birthday! I first started with facebook, announcing that I wanted to make a book of cards, notes, pictures, etc. from some people that she knew. Getting some feedback from some family and friends, I made the initiative to make the book. Not knowing how many people would actually participate, I knew that even if only a few did it, my mom would still love it. I made copies of fliers for first my mom's work, and then my neighborhood. I also sent out a few emails to friends and family, a few days later, I started getting many emails. I was surprised how many people cared about my mom and how many people love her and wanted to wish her a happy birthday. As I began compiling everything I had to be very sneaky, because I was making everything at my house, at any moment I knew my mom could walk into my room and ruin the surprise. So I decided to stay up late on some nights to make the book, and luckily I knew my mom would not come down to my room after ten pm! Finally as it grew closer to her actual birthday I had plenty of notes to fill it completely! I want to say thank you so much for everyone who sent me an email, left a note under door mats, and secretly giving me notes at work, church, and where ever. It turned out wonderful!
Now getting my mom out of the house to get ready for her surprise was hard... I had the hardest time trying to figure out something to make it not so obvious. My dad pulled my aside last Monday, and said that for his birthday he was given a gift certificate to Megaplex theaters from his work... Perfect! So the plan was to have them go to a movie, which ended up being The Amazing Spiderman, at 4, at The District. So this gave me plenty of time to get everything prepared and to have people show up! After setting things up, I was just waiting for people to show up. Kelsey and Chris were even able to make it up to make the surprise even better, thanks to a special someone!!! It was mainly family with a few very close family friends. Then... after the movie was over, my mom started calling me... AHHH! I had no idea why she was calling me! So I picked up my phone and pretended that I was home..." alone" even though, pretty much everyone was there! She was just worried that I was not going to be able to get dinner, she is too sweet! But it was way too early for them to be on their way home! So I had to text my dad to tell him to stall for a little bit, after stopping at Walmart, and going very slow (Very unlike my dad), it was time for him to come home!
Now getting her in the backyard was tricky... luckily I had Brooklynn with me to use her as a good excuse. When my mom got home, I told her that Lindsey and Donald dropped off a new play toy in the backyard, and we wanted to show them. She fell for it!!!!! As I walked back to where everyone was, my mom was very surprised! When she saw Kels and Chris, she couldn't even believe that they were here, and everyone else who came! When she was done getting hugs and birthday wishes, I gave her the book. I explained what it was and how I was able to make it. She was overwhelmed with joy! I felt so happy that she was excited and loved every minute! Despite the heat, the actual party turned out very well! I wanted to thank my Aunt Rhonda for helping me with the party and the cake! Thanks to EVERYONE who helped as well for making this day special for my mom!
Happy Birthday Mom, I sure do love you and I love how you are such a great example to everyone you meet! You deserved this party! I was so happy I was finally able to do it for you!
SURPRISE!
The book! It's so full!
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