This has been the best birthday, and one of the best days of my entire life.
I cannot even believe the incredible thing that happened to me today. I left work to meet Robert at Spice Market. I got there and waited outside for a few minutes until he arrived. We went in to be seated. He was walking like a blind person in front of me and looking the other way and I started practically tripping over him. I scolded him for being rude and not watching where he was going as we were being led to our seats in the restaurant. Before I knew it, our hostess had stopped and we were at our table and I focused my eyes, only to be more pleasantly shocked and amazed than I have ever been at any other point in my life. There was a reason Robert was trying to distract me.
Two of my best friends from Oregon were sitting there at the table. Darcie and Jenni. I saw their faces, but I thought I was hallucinating. I'd just emailed with Darcie this morning. She lives 3,000 miles away. How is it possible that these two were here? In NY. At this restaurant. Well they were there for me, of course!
They have been planning for many months to come and surprise me for my birthday. They have been plotting and planning in cahoots with my boyfriend and Kathleen and Charles. Plotting and planning for this day. To surprise me. To make me feel like the most special person on the planet.
Of course, I cried. I was so blown away. How could anyone have traveled so many hours on a plane and spent their money and secretly planned, without me having any clue, just to be there on my birthday? It was the most amazing thing anyone has ever done for me. But then, you would have to know how much I love Darcie and Jenni. How important they have always been in my life and what faithful, loyal, smart, beautiful, fantastic people they are.
But now you know that they are the best friends a person could ever wish to have.
We ate an amazing meal and enjoyed every moment. After dinner we went to a nearby bar and had drinks and played a few rounds of pool.
They are here until Sunday. Thank god Rob talked me into taking the rest of the week off work. This is the best birthday present I could ever have hoped to get. And I have never been so surprised!
Posted by Maria at September 16, 2004 12:29 AMHow beautiful! I am so happy for you Maria. I love you and you are the most special person ever...but Kudos to Robert for proving that. I hope my not calling didn't cast a shadow on your evening. I don't know how it happened! I was thinking about you a lot. I hope you get my gift pretty soon...it will be a couple days late. I was just lying in bed right now and I said, "Shit! I didn't call Maria!" But if I had, I would have said, "Happy Birthday my Angel Sister!" Remember when I called you my Angel? I love you.
I am sooo glad I hopped out of bed to write you this, and even more happy that you had a dream birthday. May the happiness continue on into the coming year.
Love,
Ana
Happy Happy Joy Joy ;)
Oh thank you Ana! Don't worry about not calling. I'm glad you stopped by and left a message here though. Very good to hear from you. Hope you are happy and healthy (and wealthy and wise)! I miss you every day.
Love you,
M.
Happy Birthday Woman! You made it through another year, good news....more years to come.
xoxoxo ;)
wow -- what a great birthday! here's wishing you many many more.
Posted by: P at September 18, 2004 01:00 AMI'm so wishing this gal a great birhtday and....a bunch of kids too..haha..I've been coming to your site for well it seems like years..you need to squeeze out a puppy soon..you'll be a great MOM. :)
Posted by: sandy at September 21, 2004 04:15 PMThank you Sandy. I look forward to having kids...When I learn to forget about all the harrowing experiences I've heard recounted by friends about childbirth!!! I'm such a wuss.
Posted by: Maria at September 25, 2004 10:32 PM