Happy new year to everyone! So New Years Day rolled around, which happens to be my birthday. I had no idea what was planned for the day, which of course made me immediately suspicious that there might be a surprise party in the making. Meh had taken dramatic steps to hide the whole thing from me, but I think the whole absence of some kind of event, even something low-key like our night-before's festivities, made me guess that something was up. Well, that and accidentally walking in on Meh working on the invitation last week. (Honestly, I just saw a list of names in a text document - I wouldn't have thought twice if she hadn't practically pushed me out of our office!)Still, I didn't know what or when things would be happening -- though when my mom took Zachary and me out to look for a new watch (for me) and Meh said to be back by a specific time, I had a feeling... The mall was thankfully mellowed out from the holiday craziness, though the trip itself was a pretty dismal failure. (When you explain what you're looking for, what kind of store shows you a watch with a $2980 price tag?!? Then other stores laughed us out of the door when I mentioned the price range we were looking for. Jeez, who buys these things?) Side note - we got halfway through the mall when Zachary's grandma noticed he had one sock-free foot. We figured all hope was lost of its recovery, but I retraced our steps back the way we came in, and sure enough, the tiny piece of white cloth was sitting on the ground (next to a jewelry display that I guarantee housed pieces costing less than that blasted watch). This makes me two-for-two on recovering lost Zachary clothing items; I rescued a dropped shoe from the Target parking lot a few weeks ago. Of course, now that I've pointed it out, I'm sure he'll lose an unrecoverable piece of clothing the next time I take him out.
So we drove back from the mall. Scanning the street outside of our house, I didn't see an obscene number of cars, so I wondered if we were maybe doing something later in the evening. Zachary was of course sound asleep in his car seat, as he often is during/after car rides. I pulled into the garage and carried him inside, still in the car seat. It was then that I noticed the balloons, and a few seconds later, a group of friends standing around the corner yelled "SURPRISE!" Zachary's eyes flew open - his first surprise party. I thought he might cry, but he just looked around wide-eyed and took it all in.
The party was wonderful - Meh had made it Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-themed, complete with magnificent turtle cupcakes (served on a tray Zachary's grandma had brought as a Chanukah gift for Meh), a yummy cake, and TMNT napkins, plates, and balloons. Rounded out with snacks, drinks, tasty appetizers, and dips, it was a wonderful surprise -- and a great opportunity to catch up with friends we hadn't seen in weeks (or in the case of a few friends from our new years eve party, perhaps sixteen hours). Hooray for Meh for planning such a wonderful and tasty party!
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