SURPRISE!!!!!!

No, I did not all of a sudden get travel dates. However, that was the sound I heard recently when my coworkers thew us a surprise shower. I can honestly say that other than the Saturday morning in 2003 when Jon showed up at my house and proposed to me while I was doing laundry, I have NEVER been that surprised!! What surprised me even more is that Jon knew for weeks and I still had no idea. My spidey senses must really be off.

Anyway, the company had us all corralled at a conference center a couple of weeks ago (I know, another late post). It was two days of meetings so we were there overnight. Jon and I work for the same company so we were both there. Anyway, I had just come out of a meeting when Yasmin (Queen of the surprise shower) asked where I was headed. I don't even remember what I said and then she says "come here I have some scoop for you". Of course that's all it took and I was following here anywhere. I'm just that mature.

She opened the door to another conference room and SURPRISE!!! There were streamers, balloons, decorations galore. And presents - lots and lots of presents. I think I was speechless (that fact alone is a surprise). As soon as I was able to take it all in I cried. Not just a few tears. It was the take off your glasses and put your face in your hands kind of cry. I was just blown away. Of course there were also Mimosas being served so the tears quickly turned into giggles.

Jon and I are so blessed to have such great friends. Everyone at work has been so supportive since we started this journey back in 2005. Honestly I can't say enough how much I appreciate each and every one of them. And a special thank you to Yasmin, Bradley, April, Amy, Jenna and Caleb for throwing us such a fantastic shower.