Friday the 13th (one day late)

I am watching Happy Feet with my boys:
we pass Zac around, watch him roll around, CJ is wrapped up in a blanket on the couch...we are relaxed and just hanging out! It is a well deserved day of rest...rewind about two weeks and let me explain.

Good friends Kari and Bethany were hanging out one night...someone mentioned my brother Troy's 40th birthday that was approaching. Turns out his 40th would be on Friday the 13th! Too good to pass up without a party and I really enjoy throwing a party and why we are at it, why not make it a surprise party? At this point I started planning and threw caution to the wind (what schedules? what family of mine? what full time job?) and got going on planning. Friends were contacted via email, Facebook and Kari did a great job with obtaining numbers with Troy's phone and computer when he was out of the house! Ha...don't underestimate the power of a sneaky sister!
And of course, this all would not have been possible without Carlos and my Mom (even though she had to go to DC at the last minute)! We did not let CJ in on the news until Friday b/c he was home sick with Carlos and had to be in on some errands and phone calls. He kept his word and didn't tell the secret. Way to go CJ. After dinner at my house Carlos drove Troy to his house and I took all the kids in my car to Troy's house. Needless to say when I told Taylor and Cole in the car...WOW! They were sooooooo excited. It was a fun time. Troy was very surprised and we all had a great time. We danced. We sang. We laughed. We all stayed up way too late. Fun times. Did we even sing him Happy Birthday? Oops!

So, after some much needed naps by all of us we are relaxing and enjoying some down time that does not include planning for a party, correcting papers, planning for class, helping my sick son and all the other wife/mom things that are on my list of things to do!

Happy 40th Birthday Troy!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Peace and Love to You All!