Surpirses...

The last two baby showers that I've had have been a surprise. Supposedly. I think I am just a difficult person to surprise. Maybe its because deep down I enjoy surprise parties, but I'm just too nosy to keep my curiosity to a minimum.

Surprise Bust #1:
Greg's family decided to throw me a surprise shower the Sunday after my shower that Amanda threw. The invitation that I received was for a Beauti Control Spa party. Now, the party was out in Hillsboro and Sundays are what I like to call my lazy days. We have kickball and then a family dinner at one house or the other. Driving to Hillsboro was not on my list. Greg agreed. He did not feel it was necessary for me to drive all the way out there and feel rushed throughout the day. (He did not know about the party, BIG mistake.) So the weekend before, Greg's cousin asked if I was going to the party, I, of course, said no. She was a little upset but I just brushed it off. I do attend every party/event/get together that his family has. I wanted a "me" day. Then two days later, Greg started pushing me to go. I was a little suspicious and even asked if it was a surprise shower. He acted dumbfounded that I would even suggest that. After 2 more days of pushing, I finally said yes, and lo and behold, a baby shower it was!!!

Surprise Bust #2:

My co-workers threw me a surprise baby shower yesterday. I really was completely out of the loop and clueless until yesterday afternoon. We had a third teacher in our room for the day and she kept getting pulled for one reason or the other. I thought this to be strange, but really didn't think anything of it because she is the floater and that was normal. Then, I of course left on my break to get more thank you notes, and was bombarded with phone calls from another co worker. This, of course, is unusual because she NEVER calls me. Then, when I came back, I saw another teacher in the hallway and she froze like a statue when she saw me, kind of like she got busted. Welp, she did, because that finalized it for me. I went down the the staff lounge with the co worker who called me during my break after asking her if there was a surprise shower. Alas, there was, and I put a smile on my face and acted surprised!

Both showers were beautiful and I am grateful for my family and friends. Just don't try to throw me a surprise party. Chances are, I will figure it out before the actual event.