Since my return from Las Vegas I was being somewhat of a pain in the neck to John. I was being annoying and was letting him know the simplest of things were bothering me. I was picking fights on purpose. But there was a method to my madness. You see John's birthday was coming up. I was having a surprise birthday party for him and I didn't want him to have the slightest idea. I was afraid I would let it slip so I planned it on short notice for everyone. We rushed around all morning i
n Kingsville and Premont getting everything together and my dad came home on his lunch break to start cooking the main course, the brisket. My mom, aunt, and I cooked all the side items and then Nneka and I rushed around town picking up last minute things. Everything was running smoothly. Then, I forgot. How was I supposed to get John to stay in Premont at least until seven. Remember, John is still annoyed with me since I was causing all these petty fights. I called my cousin Mark who works with John and asked him to figure out a way to get John to the church at 7. He came up with the idea that anyone who was sponsoring a youth for church camp needed to be at the church at 7. Great! John is sponsoring a youth! At about 6:55pm John shows up and looks so calm. I kinda got nervous because he looked like nothing was wrong or was bothering him. We sat on the bench and just talked. I apologized for my crappy behavior and he apologized as well. He had no reason to say he was sorry because I was the one causing all the fights. What a gentlemen! Only genuine people can say sorry for another persons actions. Ok, enough of the sweet talk. I told John maybe we should go inside because they were probably already going to start the meeting. As we walked to the church, John naturally allowed me to go first. I keep trying to slow down and let him in front, and he naturally kept wanting me to go first. I finally just said, "John- you first!" Well, he walks in and everyone yells SURPRISE!!!! Yes, it worked. John got a surprise birthday party and I got a sense of accomplishment with the help of several people. Thank you to everyone who helped make this day special for John!!! ~Jess
n Kingsville and Premont getting everything together and my dad came home on his lunch break to start cooking the main course, the brisket. My mom, aunt, and I cooked all the side items and then Nneka and I rushed around town picking up last minute things. Everything was running smoothly. Then, I forgot. How was I supposed to get John to stay in Premont at least until seven. Remember, John is still annoyed with me since I was causing all these petty fights. I called my cousin Mark who works with John and asked him to figure out a way to get John to the church at 7. He came up with the idea that anyone who was sponsoring a youth for church camp needed to be at the church at 7. Great! John is sponsoring a youth! At about 6:55pm John shows up and looks so calm. I kinda got nervous because he looked like nothing was wrong or was bothering him. We sat on the bench and just talked. I apologized for my crappy behavior and he apologized as well. He had no reason to say he was sorry because I was the one causing all the fights. What a gentlemen! Only genuine people can say sorry for another persons actions. Ok, enough of the sweet talk. I told John maybe we should go inside because they were probably already going to start the meeting. As we walked to the church, John naturally allowed me to go first. I keep trying to slow down and let him in front, and he naturally kept wanting me to go first. I finally just said, "John- you first!" Well, he walks in and everyone yells SURPRISE!!!! Yes, it worked. John got a surprise birthday party and I got a sense of accomplishment with the help of several people. Thank you to everyone who helped make this day special for John!!! ~Jess