Birthday Update
Last fall I asked Nora (Sally’s daughter) if she would be up for surprising her mom on her birthday – she jumped at it! We both flew in on Saturday afternoon and met at the DC airport. A prearranged car dropped us off at Sally’s house. Nora phoned her mom at the same time I started banging on the front door. She couldn’t figure out why Matt wouldn’t open the %$%^^& door!
Sally was stunned! She never saw it coming! Nora deserves an academy award for her portrayal of “dog-walking daughter” when her pooch, Enzo, had already been with friends for two days!! Matt never let on, and we kept it from other family members who might inadvertently spill the beans.
Sally had hoped that Nora might show up for her birthday, but by late afternoon Saturday (when Matt had never made an excuse to “run an errand” so he could pick Nora up at the airport), she had resigned herself. We really fooled her. And it is HARD to fool Sally. She knew right away that Bruce Willis was dead in The Sixth Sense …she ruins every suspenseful movie she goes to!
That evening Matt took us to a spectacular restaurant for a feast fit for royalty, so it was a really fun day!! I am now back in snowy Minnesota. Whoopie! 🙂
Congrats for you and Nora pulling it off! An especially happy birthday for a very special lady, celebrated in style.
Comment by Susan — February 17, 2014 @ 9:24 pm
So fun!! Good job!
Comment by Lisle — February 18, 2014 @ 5:08 pm
You really pulled this off! A complicated ruse but well worth the effort. She must have been so shocked to see the two of you standing at the door! Glad it was a special birthday!
Comment by Kathy W. — February 18, 2014 @ 11:01 pm
I am so glad it worked so well. What an awesome surprise. I would love to see a picture of her face when she saw you both standing there.
Comment by Shelley Hermanson — February 20, 2014 @ 10:42 am
Wait. What? Bruce Willis was dead?
Comment by Laura Walters — February 25, 2014 @ 5:19 pm