Lots of lying, sneaking and secrets have been going on the past several months for the Malpass/Overall family. We planned a surprise party weekend for Joy turning 60. Thanks to her boss who I probably bugged to death with her schedule, Joy ended up being scheduled off all weekend.
Not only was the whole thing a surprise for Joy, but Aunt Melody coming in from CA was a surprise for everyone.
Papa and Grandma were the first to get in on Thursday morning. Melody got in Thursday evening and I snuck away to pick her up. We showed up and she surprised everyone, bring lots of happy tears.
Ted, Carol, Taylor and Deb all got in late Thursday night. They came by to say hi then went to their hotel to sleep. Friday morning we had breakfast at our house. We divided into boys and girls and ran some errands, had lunch and boys went shooting.
That night we had planned a dinner with us Lexingtonians for Joys birthday. Joy thought we were meeting at Brian’s for a low key celebration. When she came in we were all hiding around the corner with party blowers and confetti.
We had a yummy dinner of prime rib and then opened sweet gifts with some gag gifts thrown in. We came back to put the kids to bed and then played games that were not appropriate for those less than 21 or over 70.
Having Aunt Melody stay with us was so wonderful. The kids loved having someone to play with and talk to. It took Parker a few days to warm up to her but by Monday he was all giggles for her. Philip and I enjoyed our one on one time with her. And she was always helping me in the kitchen and in ways i didn’t even notice until she left:)
Saturday morning we ventured to the orchard in the crazy wind. We shared the place with one other family, and just missed being on the jump pad that the wind blew off the ground.
We didn’t stay as long as we had planned at the orchard, due to the wind, so we decided to do lunch at Saul Good. Joy was serenaded, given 60% off her meal, and gifted chocolate popcorn!
That night we cleaned up and went to Jean Ferris Winery for a nice dinner. They put us on the heated patio which was a little less stressful with the chaos of my children:)
We were all stuffed and ready to be in sweat pants in front of the fire. We laid around telling stories and laughing. And eating chocolate:)
Saying goodbye is always hard, as we don’t get to see them nearly as often as we would like. But we loved having everyone here to celebrate Joy. We loved having our home open all weekend and getting to spend time with people we love so much. Thank you to everyone who helped make this weekend such a special one!
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