Gratitude 07.21.2010
Today I am grateful for surprises. It is not often that I am surprised; not much gets past me. I am a sharp cookie, so when someone manages to surprise me, I am both grateful and impressed.
Today started off as what appeared a normal day for me. Little did I know that my entire day was nothing but smoke and mirrors. I was buzzing around work trying to wrap up as much as possible before my last day, having no idea that everyone around me was sneaking around right in front of my face planning a surprise going away party. I suspected nothing.
When I walked into what I thought was a client meeting, I was shocked to see my entire staff, a few close clients and my daughter waiting on me. What on earth? How did they pull this off? How did all of this food make it out of the kitchen without me noticing it? How did they know to use purple? I was totally surprised! I suspected nothing. It wasn’t until after the shock and tears wore off that I started to piece together everything that was going on right in front of my face. It was like the surprise ending at the end of the movie, and after the movie you go, “ohhhh that makes sense now.”
I am very thankful for the time and energy that everyone put into pulling off such a wonderful surprise to make me feel special during my last week of work. Had I known it was coming, I would have been an emotional wreck all day. I am deeply grateful that I did not arrive at my going away party with a puffy face, and I am even more grateful that someone was finally able to truly surprise me, especially with how many people were involved.
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Aww, that’s sweet!