30 years old....Ugh.

A very sad day came and passed this year on the 3rd of May. I became old.

But to make my passing a bit easier to take, my sweet Brandon planned and executed an extremely memorable birthday surprise that will be one to remember forever.

The "plan"

We were going to Wendover for a night of fun and entertainment. We were to meet at our house at 5 and then head to the mini-sin city. Everyone started to arrive and Ed and Kenny offered up their gift that was a combined gift for Manda (who is older, I might add) and I. We were opening this gift while unbeknown to me a stranger was walking up to our front door and rung the doorbell.

The real plan

I walked out on the front porch closing the door behind me to keep the dogs from attacking the man. He asked if "Mark" was here.

I said, "Brandon?"

He said, "It says 'Mark'."

I said, "Um we are kind of busy here, can I help you?"

He said, "Well I'm the limo driver."

I was suddenly shocked and realized that something was up. These thoughts went through my head instantly:

"wait a minute we cannot take a limo to Wendover that would be ridiculous!"

"this guy has the wrong house - it must be for those renters across the street"

"I am horrified to turn around and let everyone, who are no doubt staring at me through the windows right now, see me.

So I come back inside and I am dumbfounded trying to figure out what is going on. I am looking around and everyone has dufusy looking faces smiling at me. I'm totally lost.

Then the night slowly unveils itself partly through demands on my part to know and partly through the night unfolding. We piled into the limo and headed to the begging of "my life" LDS hospital.

Brandon had planned an entire evening of "this is your life" including notes from and phone calls to my family and friends. My friends went with me, enticed by drinks, to help me reminisce my past by going to the following:

LDS Hopital
Davis Blvd house
Valley View Dr. house
South Davis Junior High
Woods Cross High
Top Hat Video
Caterbury Apts.
Rockcrest Apts.
My Grandparents old house
Where Brandon and I first met
Soverign Way house

The evening was topped off with dinner at my favorite Indian Restaurant - Taste of Punjab.

What a spectacular and amazing evening. Thank you, sweetie, for making it such an amazing time and memorable occasion. Thanks to my friends and family for participating. You are all awesome!

Then he even planned a dinner with my family on my birthday - which is always such a great way to spend a night.

Thanks, honey!

Thanks, to everyone!


Thanks to Paul for taking pictures (which I quickly stole from facebook). The blurry ones are probably the ones from my phone. Sorry.