
shortly after the news of cameron and krystal's unfortunate circumstances, i got the opportunity to pull a fast one on mom... well... mainly DAD was doing the pulling of the fast ones, but i got to help:
july 29th was my parents' 35th wedding anniversary and my dad had planned quite the fantastic ordeal to celebrate! it's easier if i just go down the list of surprizes i think -
1. sunday morning before church, i walked in on mom as she was putting on her makeup. she had no idea i was in town. i had been in wichita since saturday afternoon having a WONDERFUL time visiting with the stockemer family and my friend judy while the mission impossible theme song played in the background as i drove all over the west side of town hoping that mom and dad didn't stop at the same intersection as me at the same time.
2. sunday morning DURING Mass, dad asked the priest to bless their marriage vows. mom was very pleased and surprised. we went out to breakfast to celebrate. then mom had a bridal shower to go to that afternoon (we made up a fanstastic story about how i had made plans with elizabeth and that she might as well go ahead and go to the shower because i wouldnt be available anyway for her to spend time with otherwise - thus effectively getting her out of the house for speed cleaning and food preperation)
3. sunday afternoon by 4pm, about 30 people were crammed into my parents' house for a bbq and dad was slaving away at the grill as mom came drifting home from the bridal shower. someone shouted "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" (ooohh so convieniently, seeing as mom's birthday is july 30th, one day AFTER their wedding anniversary - so she thought she was entering her surprise birthday party). as she made the rounds to greet everyone, dad prepared the way for surprise number...
4. the man who was the best man at their wedding is now a priest: father mike. father mike made the drive to be at the party and it was a wonderful shock for mom to see him there. also a wonderful shock was surprise number....
5. before saying grace before meals, dad made a bit of a speech: his voice started to shake, and it was at about that time that i started to cry. dad told everyone how glad he was to have everyone there to share the day, especially father mike, and especially mom. then he asked father mike to renew their wedding vows in the living room. he had me stand next to mom and a good friend of the family stand next to him. then he proceeded to pull out a brand new, HUGE wedding ring for mom and have it blessed. by this time, i was balling. and needless to say, mom was shocked beyond belief... although she didn't cry.
overall, it was a rediculously happy weekend, and much needed for the family, i must say.
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