Surprise!

June 22nd:

Today I attended a surprise birthday party for my friend A, and although I wasn't there for the initial "SURPRISE!!!" it sure was fun to celebrate him! I'm not exactly sure if he really was surprised/scared or whatever, but I do think it blessed him to have his friends plan and execute a secret party for him~

Adversely, I HATE surprises. Okay, lemme rephrase that. I hate surprises in which I have to have a certain reaction to or perform for others. [Ex: "We're going to dinner with the _____ family in ten minutes!" with no warning. Or "Surprise! Happy Birthday!!" - also a worst nightmare.] I like surprises in movie/book/show plots and absolutely abhor when people spoil stuff like that. It kills me. But unlike A, who probably felt loved and cherished by his friends by their throwing him a surprise party, I would simply be annoyed and uncomfortable. I think a part of that is my introvertedness: when I think I'm going to have "down" or "me" time and suddenly it is being filled with people and expectations I am super overwhelmed and unhappy. [Moral of the story: don't ever plan me a surprise party].

Other than attending said party, I sat around at home slowly feeling better. I watched more than a healthy dose of Buffy and tried to find a comfortable position to sit/lay in because my lower back has been bothering me. My brother left for NY this morning at 5:30 and I'm leaving for houseboats on shasta lake on monday. Yes, that does mean that I will not be posting daily blog posts. Hopefully I'll be able to journal a little something every day though so that when I get home I can fill y'all in on the fun :)

Kay, I over-ate (aka ate a full meal instead of just saltines and plain rice for the first time) and I feel a little poorly, so I'm gonna go and lie down. I hope you had a lovely Saturday! Keep it classy~