I am virtually impossible to surprise. I am the first born of three girls. I am highly regimented in my scheduling, and I will cop to being highly organized in most facets of my life – personal and professional.
And still, my sister – along with a bounty of other sneaks and fibbers – surprised me five times on Monday, the day of my 50th birthday.
- A breakfast with my family and two friends that have stood beside me and with me since 4th and 7th grade. Strong, good women who know secrets and keep straight faces.
- A group of flowers, arranged the way I adore them, delivered to my desk.
- A schedule cleared and staff hired to cover my immediately-demanded absence from work upon my arrival.
- A lunch planned and executed with more family and more friends – one of whom already had plans with me on my birthday and just kept running with the lies and deceptions as plans changed – at a favorite place with favorite cake.
- A home dancing with 50 blue balloons delivered and placed around my home by two children I love to my very core.
“One for every decade,” she said, while I thanked her at my door as she left my home on the first day of my new decade.
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That’s just awesome! It’s great to be surprised, especially for the Big 50th! What a great sister & Family & friends! Thanks for sharing! Happy Birthday!
Jan:
There was not a picture made of Casey on Monday. My bad. However, she is a “sister deluxe” and I am indeed lucky. 50 is awesome and I’m rolling through day #3 and it’s great!
Thanks for reading our blogs and taking time to respond. I can never thank you for that enough.
– sloane
Sloane!!!! Happy birthday!!!! And congratulations on still being able to be surprised!
Monica:
I do love surprises, truly, but they get harder and harder to plan …. or allow!
I hope you are on your trip and having a ball. Thanks for reading our blog and commenting.
xoxo
– sloane
Dear SSS-
Love you, Sloane and so happy you had a wonderful bday. I actually “tried” to surprise you, of course, Casey had it covered. I called the shop early in the day to see if you would be working in the afternoon to bring you a cupcake – probably from the same place you had favorite cake — and was told in a hushed whisper that “Sloane doesn’t know, but I’m covering her shift – so she won’t be here”.
I was happy— no one should work on a birthday and especially not a 50 decade birthday! My goodness you look fantastic for that age — please start selling your anti-aging potion at STUFF. LOL – what a doll she is – must be in the Simmons family blood.
xoxoxox-aaa
April:
Monday was a great day. Actually, I have never not worked on my actual birthday in the past 20 years, unless it was a Sunday!
Thanks for reading our blogs and for commenting. We do have a dynamic and loving tribe. Graced to be a part of it, that’s for sure.
xo
– sloane
Well of course you have such a wonderful/marvelous/ fabulous core group. You are such, to the core ! Wishing you a celebratory 5th decade – from me.
Rachelle:
Pretty much a superior day all around!
Travel well on your summer journeys, and thanks for reading our blog!
– sloane