What a party on Sunday afternoon! It was very sweet to watch a group of friends, who have known each other since most were teenagers, spend the afternoon together. All nine of them had their heads together talking at one point and I noticed that some still had hair! The rest of the party included people Randy knew from his car clubs and some former officers. But, it was that group from his youth that made me smile and think: How many people have you maintain a strong relationship since you were a teenager? Me? Zero. That in itself says a lot about Randy.
To surprise him, his wife Sue arranged a lunch with his dad for her birthday, which was actually yesterday. That was brilliant! Throw her husband a surprise party on her own birthday! His actual date is this week. We arrived early to warm the appetizers and chat with his three children. Suddenly, they received a message from Randy asking if they had company?!? Apparently, Randy had cameras installed a couple of weeks ago as there was a front door kicked in next door. Now, if his front door is opened, a photo will be snapped. But, the kids forgot to unplug the camera in the family room corner and Randy spotted Michael and me. Oops! His daughter replied that we were there to surprise Sue for her birthday. He was smelling a rat and really was not too surprised by the time they arrived home to find a house filled with people.
Their house backed up to a park so the party of the 80 people was actually there. In the sun. Hot sun. Really hot sun. We were so happy to drive home to the foggy coast.
It was fun to catch up on all the news of people we have not seen in years. Lots of laughing. So much fun.
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