What Fun Surprise!

Yes - I REALLY was surprised!

Pancho, my Mom and my Dad did such a super job planning this party for me.  I am actually a little dissapointed in myself becuase I pride myself on being very perceptive, nosy and a little bit controlling :)   How did they get this one by me? 

Turning 40 was actually pretty fun!

Pancho told me that we were going to drop the kids off at my Mom and Dads so that we could go meet some friends out for dinner and a movie for my Birthday.  I had been  debating all week about what movie I should pick.  As we walked into my parents house, I wasn't thinking anything out of the ordinary.  I knew there was no way that Pancho would give me a surprise party, I had been telling him for years how much I would never want one.  As you can see from the pictures below, they got me good.  I had no idea that I was about to walk into a room full of about 50 of my closest friends yelling SURPRISE!

(by the way, the kids didnt know either, Pancho was afraid that they would give it away)

That is a true look of Surprise!

"Pancho!  How did you pull this off ?!?"

Then I got emotional looking at all of those faces, so many people that I LOVE all in one room, it was sureal.  I was smiling and crying at the same time!

Friends!

Amy, Teesh, Me, Liz, Dina and Christy

More good friends  . . .

Brenda, Tina and Me

O'Hara Teachers!

Tammy, Leslie, Me, Mike and Heather

Me and the guys!

Mike, Sean, Brad and Chris

If you look closely at the photo Liz is holding, it is of us at my 24th Birthday.

I was holding up the fingers for 2 and 4 in that picture!

I had to get a picture of Steph in here too!

Tina, Brenda, Steph and Me

My eyes look creepy in this picture, but Lulu was all excited to show me the card that she had made.

Me and my Dad!

Dad took this picture of a group of us having dinner from the balcony.

My Dad had picture cut outs of me made and scattered them all over the house.

This is Lucy with a cut out of me when I was about 4!

The family . . . right after this picture, our babysitter came and picked up the kids.  I was glad that they got to see the surprise though.

Me and Christy

Sally, Mom, Me and Tammy

Some of my parents friends (who also happen to be my friends) were there too!

They have watched me grow up!

Liz, Me, Christy and Teesh!

Lifelong friends.

Dina, Liz Christy and Me.

This is the Linfield Gang.

I was so happy that my friend Dina made it down from Portland, we hadn't seen eachother in a few years!  It was fun to re-tell some of those hilarious college memories.

The man who pulled this whole thing off . . .

I Love You Pancho!

Thank you for not listening to me and giving me the best Birthday ever!

PS Thanks to my Mom and Dad too who did a lot of the work, hosted it at their house, made a video of my life, had emabrrassing cardboard cutouts made of me, and have given me the best life full of fun family memories!  I LOVE YOU!