Surprise Celebration

On Friday we drove to Round Rock to spend the weekend with Mom and the fam.  We stayed up late catching up, sharing photos, and laughing with Mom.  Saturday morning while Mom was getting dressed Mendy picked me up and we snuck off to Starbucks (for some fuel) and then Costco/HEB to buy lobster/scallop/shrimp for a surprise 50th wedding celebration.  When we got home, the kids helped us decorate the tables and kitchen with 50th decorations and prepare the lunch.  Their wedding colors were close to a light pink/shrimp color, so we accented with that color.  Cindy/Gamee made table runners for the 2 tables, and the kids enjoyed using those.  Mom was so surprised when we walked in and all of us yelled, "HAPPY ANNIVERSARY"!  Lunch was delicious with grilled lobster and sauteed scallops.  For dessert, we had apple pie/ice cream.  We also spoiled her with a canvas that had dates from their love story on it.  Starting with "3" which represents the start of their love story.  When they were dating in high school, they signed their notes with "3" instead of their names so that if caught the teacher would not know what students were to blame.  "3" represented the 3 most important words to them "I love you".  We are so blessed to have witnessed an unconditional love like Mom and Dad's, and something like that is ALWAYS worth celebrating!  We ended the evening by all watching Kennybug play her soccer game.  Such a perfect day.  Sunday was relaxed with sleeping in, swimming, grilling hot dogs, and an attempt on some pictures.  What a great celebration weekend for us all with lots of laughs.