Last Friday I took the day off from work to goto the beach with my family. My parents have been going to the same beach club for over 20 years. When I was younger I would go with them every summer. Now a days they are lucky if I go once a summer. Last week was a special case. My sister had setup a surpise party for my Mom’s 60th birthday (it was that sunday). She had a bunch of family friend visit that day at the beach (my mom knew about that part). What she didn’t realize was that about 50 other people would show up in the early evening while my mom took my niece to the pool. She was totally surprised. The party was fun. There were a bunch of people I didn’t know (no mom, meeting someone once a decade and expecting me to remember who they are does not constitute knowing someone), a whole bunch of friends I knew and some family I haven’t seen in a while.
It was a good night. the day at the beach was rough. it was very hot, there were 5 kids there under 3, and I was getting a head ache. I was able to take a nap, so I felt better for the party! I was amazed at the stuff my sister cooked for this thing.