Thursday, June 12, 2008

Birthdays (we always need another one)

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 in 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






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