Surprise Party!

So I will admit, I am a little selfish and was disappointed when I asked Hunny in Thailand, "So, if it weren't my birthday, would we still have gone Elephant riding?"
"Probably."
"Oh... what all would we have bought if it weren't my birthday?"
"The same."
"Really? So what are we doing for my birthday?"
"Visiting Thailand!"

That is why I've always disliked my birthday being around Thanksgiving. Because it always gets looped in or overlooked. I couldn't really complain this year because we went to Thailand... but we were gonna do that anyway!! What was special about my birthday? I tried to let it go and was almost over it when...

I got a message from a friend of mine saying that they were hoping to do game night and wanted to do it in the upstairs Penthouse in their apartment building so that they didn't have to worry about being loud and waking the kids. Sweet! so Hunny and I hurried and had dinner and were on our way over. I was chatting the whole way and excited to be hanging out with cool friends. When we got to the building the Apartment security desk guy was almost waiting for us and told us, "Penthouse right elevator." Oh cool, how did he know we wanted the Penthouse? I see this now but didn't think about it at the time. The whole ride up on the elevator I'm telling Hunny a story and am a little irked he wasn't paying full attention to me but didn't say anything. The elevator opened, I turned the corner and I see some of those I knew were going to be there for games and went to throw my hands up to say Party Time! when I see a whole lot more people than I expected and I stop, shocked as they scream, "Surprise!!!"

I was stunned. Thrilled, but stunned! There were a lot of people! There was tons of food. There was an adorable banner with individual letters cut and on a cute back ground spelling Happy Birthday [Bee]. There was a GIANT picture of my face...we could have done without that...that said Happy Birthday on it. Everything else was so nice. Hunny had been asking me some random questions all week, and being over all a bit more talkative than usual. Turns out he was putting together a "How well do you know [Bee]" Questionnaire. But some of the answers I didn't even know the answer to. It was neat to stop and think if I liked Vatos (AMAZING Korean Mexican Fusion) or Leatherby's (Small town homemade Ice Cream Parlor) better, or if my favorite movie was The Avengers or Toy Story. And instead of cake, because he knows I don't like cake, Hunny made sure I got cheesecake!!!! And I cannot go on enough about the family that brought the cheesecakes (that's right PLURAL!). Not only was one pumpkin but the SECOND one was a Sopapilla cheesecake. I've never had Sopapilla but have heard of it and know it is Mexican. Need I say it again, it was a Mexican Cheesecake!! Could everything have been more perfect! I have such great friends. Some ditched another party for mine, many of them are super busy and though they couldn't stay long made sure to at least come by even for a bit. Two couples helped Hunny plan and put everything together. I have such great friends and the BEST hubby for doing this all for me!!! I am so blessed and love them so much. We had a great time and I cannot get over the giant face....