Surprised! YEP she sure is!!!!

Daughter Surprise Weekend

Successful

She never knew.

We worked out all the details:

Fiance: CHECK

Responsibilities cleared: DOUBLE CHECK

Coaches: CHECK

Invitations: CHECK

Set Up: CHECK

OCC B-Ball Game Location: CHECK

Family Ready: CHECK

Plan of attack: CHECK

Shhhh, here we go.

"SURPRISE!"

Personal surprise

Now . . . . Off to catch a bite (CHIPOTLE) & set up for next surprise

SURPRISE (number two!)

The Tea Set from her Great, Great Grandmother,

Cake from Anna R. and "Jingle Juice" from Cynthia's recipe;

made from Mentorship Sisters

Surprise (number three)

Her LOOK from another special sister: Amy P. Mark Kay

Who says Friday the thirteenth is bad luck? For one VERY SPECIAL PRINCESS and FOUR OTHER PRINCESSES it was FULL OF BLESSINGS! Giving and watching the RECEIVING!

Off we went to the game in Omaha, NE (Fri. 13 January 2012) to see her game. To have a fun filled weekend of surprises! It was so worth every effort. We so enjoyed the moments of the thrill of anticipation and SHOCK! What a thrill! She never knew! She LOVED it so much it became one of her status remarks on Facebook ~ "BEST DAY EVER!"

FANTABULOUS WEEKEND!!!

More? How?

Before

12-13ish- 2008

December 24, 2011

Three Years Later

Same Month

Then there were MORE

12-28-2011

After

December 24, 2011

More said? No.

Just January JOY reflections past

all in 2011!

Today 65

An amazing wonderful Joy is the JOY of how fast time really does fly by.

I am so grateful for the the opportunity of sixty five wonderful days and he is going to be walking our little girl down the isle into the arms of another to care for her from that day forward.

We are so deeply moved for this moment!

The desire of my heart

When I met him, and his family I was so excited because I wanted a family like his.

BIG, LOVING and ONE.

I am still thankful for that desire.

He has a great heart,

as the Lord has allowed us to be stretched and He given us a wonderful family.

I am so Thankful for the man of my heart, my first True Love

and the children we have been blessed to grow in memories

And for the Joy they create!

I praise the Lord for JRP & L;

the way they love the Lord and our princess.

I am so thankful for so much,

how over all these years we have become very close.

The Joy of our family is a gift we cherish.

Philippians says:

Rejoice in the Lord Always and again I say REJOICE!

All I wanted for CHRISTMAS

Well . . . I GOT IT!