The big 30 | SURPRISE!

This post is a little delayed...blogger hasn't been working right for me lately...I get a post all written up, then I go to upload my photo's and it craps out on me....that won't be a problem for long though (hint, hint), so stay tuned for some announcements in the next few days...

That isn't the only thing that's gone wrong lately....Saturaday was the much awaited, 30th birthday surprise party my brother's girlfriend put on for him at Longfellow's....My whole family came to the area to celebrate...including my little brother who flew home for the occassion (I haven't seen him in over a year)....and I was so excited! Hubby and I started out late...partly because I left work late (it's tax season, so we're working Saturdays), and partly because hubby wasn't ready when I did get home, partly because we were in the middle of a terrible ice storm...but anyway, to make a long story short, I was low on gas, but didn't stop on my way home to get him because I think it's my hubby's job to pump while I sit in the car, nice and toasty warm (don't all of us women feel that way)...so when we got on the road together we pulled into the only gas station in town and my car started to do this jumpy thing...IT WAS OUT OF GAS, lucky, we were 5 feet from the gas pumps....THEN THE POWER WENT OUT....that's right, we were out of gas, at a gas station, with no power (and for those of you who don't know this - gas pumps don't work without power)...and then it hit me, my whole family was together, less than an hour away, and I wasn't going to make it...then came the tears, then the yelling (because of course, this was totally not my fault)....then I talked to my parents, and my mom pointed out that it was 50% hubby's fault, 50% mine...and I kind of got that....then it hit me...I HAD AAA (his mom had bought it for me as a gift), so AAA came with gas, and off we went to the party....

I missed the surprise, but had a ton of fun just the same! Here's a few shots of the party...

Lesson learned...never let your car run low on gas!!! It didn't run right for days! And, a BIG thanks goes out to my brother's wonderful girlfriend who made this party happen! She's the best thing that ever happened to him, and hopefully he'll be getting her a big, big ring soon!!!!