Friday and Saturday of last week was full of surprises that actually surprised me! There were only 2 times that I wondered if something was going on but each of those times were easily pushed off as something else.
I was laying in bed late Friday night when my sister, April, and 2 of her daughters (Allie and Layne) pulled up to our house! Surprise 1! They live 3 hours away and were going to spend the weekend with us.
Surprise 2 happened the next day. My sister and I were supposed to be heading to a Vietnamese restaurant when my parents pulled up! Dad stayed with David and the kids while April, Mom, and I started to head off for a girls day out. Which lead to surprise number 3!
Toni McPhee was at the Vietnamese restaurant with some beautiful, homemade earnings she had for all of us. Toni had spent a few years at the church my family goes to in Grove. But then she moved to the OKC area and just happens to go to the church that I go to!
We then go home, to what I think is to put our leftovers in the fridge, before spending the rest of our day together just to find a houseful of people there wishing me a happy birthday!
The funniest part had to be what my kids thought of putting on the cake!
I was beyond, and still am impressed with the way they decorated and pulled this all together without me knowing.
Mom, April, and I did eventually end up spending the day together. My myositis was hurting so very bad by the time that we got home, though. I was so grateful that they did the rest of the meal shopping after they dropped me off at home because I desperately needed a muscles relaxer and my bed.
The next day I woke up with energy, no pain, and ready to say my goodbyes. It felt good to appreciate my family without the emotions of a hard cry. I felt like I could really say goodbye.
This weekend truly meant a lot to me. I know David, April, and my parents worked hard on putting it together and it won't be forgotten.
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