For six weeks, Myndee, Cherri, and I planned the perfect present for our friend's 40th birthday. Two years ago, Michelle moved to Wyoming and left everyone behind. She loves to come back and visit, but it's not as often as any of us would like, so we decided to drive the 7 hours to surprise her! We let her husband know right away so he could make sure she didn't plan anything else for that weekend. Then we called her new best friend, JaNeen, and asked her to plan a lunch at a local restaurant with a few of her new friends. We were so afraid that someone would say something and ruin the surprise, but amazingly enough we pulled it off! We showed up at her daughter's swimming competition, and at first she didn't seem to recognize us. She stared blankly for a minute and then started to scream! Fun, fun, fun!
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| Myndee, Sally, Michelle, and Cherri |
We had a great lunch at the local Mexican restaurant and had lots of fun laughing and telling Michelle stories! It's amazing how quickly you make friends. I really like JaNeen, Tamara, and Dana and I'm glad Michelle has great new friends in her town.
I made Michelle a photo scrapbook with pictures and letters from about 20 of her Pocatello friends telling her what they loved best about her. People wrote such nice things about her that I'm thinking of moving so I'll be missed! :)
Michelle took us to see Dirty Sally's, a nearby souvenir shop, but we were too late ... it had already closed. I was really sad because I could see Dirty Sally t-shirts inside and I really wanted one, but we had fun taking pictures instead. I guess I'll have to visit again just so I can have a great souvenir!
Good friends are the best gift in life, so it was really fun to surprise Michelle for her 40th birthday. She's like a sister to me, and no matter how far she moves away, we'll always have that connection. Welcome to the 40 Club, Michelle!
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