My mom convinced me back at the beginning of November to throw a surprise birthday party for MJ. I agreed, though I've never thrown a surprise party (or a party of any kind really), but she said it wouldn't be that hard and something along the lines of "it'll practically take care of itself." (funny Mom, clever Mom) Now, MJ and her had been in cahoots since SEPTEMBER!
--->That's right people, September.<---
They figured they could talk me into a party, I'd plan it all, and then right as I'm thinking how sneaky I am, he'd spring a proposal on me in front of our friends and family. (funny boyfriend, clever boyfriend)So, I tell her (over text mind-you), "let's do it the weekend before, since his birthday is on a Tuesday" only I send this to MJ, not my mom! He responds with a "huh?" and I panick, "oh haha whoops! meant for mom. she's planning something for A-O (my brother) and we're gonna do it the weekend before during Thanksgiving." - - luckily my brother's birthday just happened to fall on a Tuesday as well (thank you calendar gods) and my penny-pinching, money-conscious, budget-bear of a mate replies with, "ah. cool, need money?"
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Had I really just dodged that bullet?
Well, I believed I had. Of course MJ, the entire time is cracking up laughing, probably thinking (funny girlfriend, clever girlfriend).
The day comes and we have waaaaaay more food than I thought we would and waaaaaay more people showed up then I thought would and my mom's acting waaaaaay more bizarre than you'd think she would - - this having been her idea in the first place. (seriously, "lemme paint your nails", "your hair looks good", "go get balloons", "paint your nails real quick", "pick different music", "have you painted your nails?", "let's make more food", "heat these up too...and those...and this", "answer the door, but KEEP PAINTING YOUR NAILS!"). sidenote: I'd requested my nails be done or at least painted with glitter nail polish when MJ :::finally::: decided to pop the question - - I should've known...
MJ arrives and everyone's all "SURPRISE!" and i'm all "got you! I got you!" and he's all "yeah, haha" and everyone's all ":::laugh, laugh, laugh:::" and I'm all "eat everyone we have TONS of food!" and everyone's all ":::stand, stare, awkward:::" and I'm all "no really eat, there's plenty" and he's all "hold on" and the moms are all "the cake, the cake, show him his cake!!!" and then I'm all "we haven't even eaten, everyone - - EAT!" and he then is all "hold on a second, :::hug::: :::shove me backwards::: :::drop to one knee:::" and at this point I'm all "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? :::shaking, tearing up::: and he's all ":::NERVOUS::: will you marry me?" and I'm finally ":::crying::: yes!" Then I ask if everyone knew about this to which they're all...
:::LAUGH, LAUGH, LAUGH!:::
So there you have it. THE story...and pictures, cause we got those too :) You can check them out here http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/22347986/1/Marcus%20and%20Carmen?h=f37458 Enjoy!
Always,
C Faith
I am so sad I missed it! If I only would have known I totally would have made it possible for me to be there!! Congrats!
ReplyDeletei know! he had snuck into my fb to let people know that i'd invited, but then i had invited people via phone or chat and he missed them :( we'll need to get together the next time we're in tulsa :)
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