tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post4038255233168691098..comments2023-10-31T07:23:10.604-04:00Comments on First Novels Club: Surprise! In which I am oblivious to red herrings in life.Donna Gambalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-73392242780865563672011-04-26T10:13:15.749-04:002011-04-26T10:13:15.749-04:00Janine and Natalie - Awesome stories! We know some...Janine and Natalie - Awesome stories! We know some clever people!Donna Gambalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317767593205769881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-28033989681832852892011-04-22T15:25:37.187-04:002011-04-22T15:25:37.187-04:00That's so awesome. My sister surprised me with...That's so awesome. My sister surprised me with a surprise 50th (okay I'm admitting how much older than you I am) party when we were at a family reunion. She even gave me my present to hold in the cab--it was a laptop for writing. She said it was a book for my uncle's whose birthday was a few days earlier. I totally believed her.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144844961496270733.post-48404384502061890142011-04-22T09:39:57.663-04:002011-04-22T09:39:57.663-04:00My family threw a surprise party for my 16th birth...My family threw a surprise party for my 16th birthday. Their deception was extreme, and it paid off. <br /><br />Several weeks prior to the party, the music director at church asked me to play in the orchestra for Easter. I thought that was cool--we never had an orchestra at church before--and agreed. He gave me the flute part, and I started practicing. <br /><br />When the first rehearsal came along a few weeks later, my dad was going to drop me off at the church. He gave me a hard time about wearing old jeans and a t-shirt but I insisted it was fine. Just a rehearsal, after all. <br /><br />He had to stop at a community center on the way in order to drop off a fussball table for a friend who was having a party there. I helped him carry the table into the center where I was met with a round of "Surprise" from all my friends.<br /><br />When I got over the shock, I turned to my dad, concerned about missing that rehearsal. That's when the depth of their deception was revealed.<br /><br />There was no rehearsal. In fact, there was no Easter orchestra. It was all a part of their plan--and even the music director at church was in on it. <br /><br />I took a moment or two to get over the fact that I had practiced all that music for nothing. After all, As my music teachers would say, no practice time is ever a waste of time.Janinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602010248550492296noreply@blogger.com