Yesterday was Mr. Man's 34th birthday. He had every intention of passing it off as "just another day" but NO I wasn't going to let that happen. My hubby busts his ass 6 days a week, and all for US. I firmly believe that his birthday should be special. SO... I surprised him. I went to work Wednesday night at 11 pm, Hubs got home at 12:30 am, and went back to work at 4am. I got home at 7am and got the kids up and out the door to school. (Thank God the neighbor lady keeps an eye on them for us when our schedules get a little wacky!) I had already asked for Thursday night off, because I had vacation time, so I knew I didn't have to work last night.
He got home from work at 5:30, was very happy that I had supper almost ready, and hopped in the shower, when he got done, we ate supper and sat down on the couch to watch TV. By this time, I had been up for 26 hours and was getting pretty tired, but I had to stay awake for his surprise at 7. Hubs fell asleep snuggled up next to me on the couch, so I let him sleep a little bit. At 7, I had planned a video chat with his parents from Mexico... He hasn't seen them in 11 years, except for the occasional photo, so a video chat is a BIG deal!
It was PERFECT!!!!! Hubs woke up to see his mom on my computer screen and his dad and his sisters and nieces were there with party hats and noisemakers and a cake, so I got up quietly and went and lit all the candles on the cake that i had hiding in the oven and brought it to him... I thought he was going to cry!!!!! He blew out the candles and we all had cake together, though thousands of miles apart. We ended up chatting with them for almost 3 hours, and hubby sang them a few songs and they sang him Happy birthday and danced and had a great time. I was so happy to see him happy!
I had bought him a little present, though I knew it wasn't what he REALLY wanted...He wanted an iPod Touch... I don't have the money for it until I get paid... so he had to settle for one of those little aluminum wallet things...he has been fascinated by them ever since he saw them on TV, so now he has one of his very own. I told him that we would buy his iPod next week if we had enough money. He said he was OK with waiting for Christmas... But that what made him happiest was that I didn't just let his birthday go by and be forgotten... and thanked me so many times for including the rest of his family...
In elementary school, we learned about our feelings in the form of "warm fuzzies" and "cold pricklies". Last night was definitely a "warm fuzzy" kind of night!!!!!!!!!
What a great birthday surprise! I bet he loved the video chat! I know that Facebook has been a godsend for my husband. We never thought something would come along that would allow him to keep in touch with family so easily.
ReplyDeleteSounds like it was definitely a warm fuzzy night!