This past weekend, My siblings and I planned a BIG SURPRISE for our oldest Brother who is 50 today. he was going to be out of town on his birthday, so we had to work around that. He was constantly revising his travel plans, so we came up with the idea to Surprise Him EARLY.
I spent Friday, August 15th, gathering my Sis from the Tampa Airport and the Youngest Brother from St Pete Airport. Swung by the house, picked up my 23 year old son and headed to Miami. Miami is a 4-5 hour drive from Tampa so we loaded up a few snacks and waters, filled up the tank for $3.65/gallon and away we went.
We kept in touch with our Sister In Law, Anita to keep her posted as to our approximate arrival time. She had alerted the gate guard. This was the Amazing part- The guard knew he plan to surprise Brother Timothy. All he had to have was my name. He did not call for approval from the resident!! Hee-Hee!!! Total Surprise and Shock when all at once, there was just a knock at the door- neighbors??? No, Sister from Tampa........AND..... ........SHOCKER.....Sister Tina from Texas AND Brother James from Tennessee. Timothy was shocked And Speechless!! He actually Turned Red as we were there jumping around with Glee and Jubilation in Celebration of Our Ultimate success in Pulling off the Surprise of His Life!!!!
We were able to spend the Whole day Saturday, August 16 with our Birthday Brother, Driving down South Beach, Getting pictures of ALL our feet in the sand Together, then filling up one end of a local bar, enjoying a few drinks and appetizers. the Bartender made all 5 of us a 'surprise' Birthday Shot'! They were Beautiful; layered brown-green-brown!!! They were melon liqueur and another liqueur. Tina stopped at a street vendor and bought a gorgeous little Brown beaded necklace as a memento. We took pictures of everything!!
Later that evening, we had supper at HOPS restaurant. James kindly chastised the Manager for a very slow start in service. Afterward, we were treated like royalty for our Birthday celebrity! Tim got a year subscription to Beer of The Month!! Life is Good!!
Sunday, we all spent our time basking in each others company! We leisurely enjoyed our continental breakfast of fruits, coffees, teas, eggs and sausage. Timothy brought some extra condiments, cheese & peppers, so we could create "Tim's Egg Muffins" that he is so famous for. My little Pomeranian, "Q" enjoyed the yogurt, fresh fruit and eggs well! Each of us had planes to catch and careers to get back to. We Love US!!! It's so Good to Love and be Loved!!! We just Enjoy each other's company and being together!! We were sent home with fresh picked carambola/ star fruit, papaya, and mango. It just doesn't get much better than this!!!
It's up to each one of to be HAPPY. No one else cam Make you Happy. Stay healthy and You MAKE today a GREAT DAY!!
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