My 40 year old man :) (June 26, 2012)
2012 saw two significant events: Mike's 40th birthday and our 5th wedding anniversary. And somehow I managed to pull off a surprise birthday party for him AND a surprise anniversary trip to Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
I started planning the surprise party in January by checking with Mike's parents to see when they'd be free to come and also watch Clara so we could go on this childless anniversary trip. Once the date was settled, I emailed family and friends and asked them to save the date.
Plan was Mike and I were going out to dinner for his birthday and my parents were going to watch Clara. So they stop by. A few minutes after that, Ray and De and Kim and Dave were to come over and say they were going to help watch Clara and also wanted to learn how to play Bananagrams. Mike was wondering what was going on as all these people started showing up. Then Preston and Lila were to knock on the door, followed by Raymond, Melissa, and Mike's parents.
After that, the rest of the guests arrived and Mike just kept saying when they'd walk in, "and you knew about this too?" He was amazed that everyone (including me) kept it a secret.
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| Clara packing herself in the suitcase so we wouldn't forget her. |
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| Ferry to Island |
The next day we left on our surprise trip to the Outer Banks. Neither one of us had ever been to Ocracoke Island. I found a really nice Bed and Breakfast, The Cove, online (and used a gift card Mike got me for Christmas one year) and reserved 2 nights there. It was a nice, relaxing time.
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| Sunset on beach |
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| Hatteras Lighthouse |
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| Ocracoke Lighthouse |
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