The College Princess in our life loves surprises. She is frequently planning surprise brithday parties for her friends and I knew she secretly yearned to be surprised herself. In our house it is next to impossible to keep birthday plans a surprise... so I knew planning a surprise birthday for her would not work.
Instead I planned a different surprise for her last year as she was preparing to graduate from high school. I planned a party and invited all of the special people who had a gentle hand in her development during her 18 years. The guests included favorite teachers from preschool, elementary school, junior high, and high school and some of her favorite babysitters . I asked each person to write a short letter to her with their favorite princessmemory and words of advice for her first year away from home. It was soooo top secret... I never made any phone contacts from the house... I told DH at a location away from home.... and miraculously... I pulled it off... the princess was surprised... and almost as important... the younger princess was also surprised.. if you catch my drift.
Anyway... what a special evening we had...we met at an outdoor restaurant in the hill country... we shared we laughed we cried and we celebrated sending our young girl into the world.
Picture :hs teacher,2nd grade,junior high teachers, kindergarten teacher, babysitter..i love them all !
3 comments:
What a wonderful idea! And so sweet of all those teachers to attend. What a lucky daughter you have.
What a fabulous celebration! And nothing short of miraculous that you were able to keep it a real surprise! What happy memories you've made for your daughter. Beautiful!
oh yes the teachers were so sweet to come... most of them have had all 3 of my babes... and they actually loved this idea.. told me no one else had ever done anything like it.
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