40th Surprise Birthday Party

Brendon told me we were going on a date. Dinner and a comedy show. He really wanted me to get all dolled up, even buying me a beautiful, new dress. I didn't suspect anything. Our nanny was out of town so Taetum was going to watch Lincoln. She wouldn't be able to get to our house on time, so Tyler came over to watch him for a bit before Taetum could get there. This confused me, but Brendon insisted everything would be fine. Kate was home with Lincoln and could help Tyler. Uneasy, but still, suspected nothing. Brendon had been talking about planning the company Christmas Party for the past week and was considering holding it at Rice Eccles Stadium. He had an appointment to meet with someone about it, so we were going to stop off there before heading to dinner. He is always planning things long in advance so again, this didn't seems especially abnormal to me. Sweet, naive me. 
When we got to the stadium, we met a woman who took us up the elevator to The Tower. As we walked along, she explained how the catering works, yada yada yada, and then we came up to a big black curtain. As she pulled it back, the loudest SURPRISE came from the space behind! What the WHAT??? I was completely taken by surprise to find a room FAMILY and FRIENDS! A huge screen displayed an array of photos from my life (someone did some work to find them). It was decorated with a Mardi Gra theme. I even had my own ICE SCULPTURE! 
There was indeed dinner and a comedy show!
My Love booked Drew Lynch, who was in town to do a show at Wise Guys downtown SLC, to do a private bit for my party.
I mean, come on! How incredible is that?
There was a band. If only I knew how to really dance! Note to self: Take dance lessons. We also had a photo booth with fun masks, the most incredible food spread and possibly the best cake I have ever eaten!!! 
I don't know what I did to deserve you, but I will live everyday for the rest of my life striving to be worth every sacrifice you make for our family and for my happiness.
I love you for FOREVER + ETERNITY!



















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