Well, by now I'm allowed to blog about it. Zak's parents, Tone and Iva, are in the UK right now. It was Iva's birthday gift to Tone. Little did they know that Zak, along with his brother and sister, made plans to show up and surprise them while overseas. The surprise went down this afternoon. I can't contact Zak by phone, but he did manage to write to me online. He said it went off without a hitch and Tone was "beside himeself." Happy birthday, Mr. Engel :)
There are few things more rewarding than genuinely surprising someone you love. That being said, I did a little brain storming today for Zak's birthday. Okay, it's not for a month and a half, but I'm not the world's greatest gift giver. I need to start early to be successful. I've already got a decent plan of attack! I'd share more, but Zak reads my blog and there is no way I'd ever give away a surprise. (You hear that Zak? ...EVER.)
I was feeling a bit nostalgic yesterday. I searched back through some old photos. Have you ever had a friendship bracelet? Or maybe it was just a rubber band or a wristband from a concert. Either way, it was something that reminded you without fail about a particular person or event. And you probably wore it until it became discolored and unsightly. And, maybe you even had a job in a restaurant. And you felt a responsibility to be well put together at work. And this "bracelet" sure didn't fit the bill. But you didn't care. Because you were young and your friends were the beginning and the end of the Earth.
I love those bracelets.
I was so beside myself that it felt like I spanned at least three time zones. Event more so than when I stood on the Meridian Line today and found myself simultaneously in the eastern and western hemispheres.
ReplyDeleteI'm so very happy about the thought, planning and team work that went into it. That's my family and I'm damn proud of them!