diversion party

so, to make sure joe didn't expect the yosemite trip, i threw him a suprise bbq on his actual birthday, which of course he totally was NOT suprised at. his intuition said i was driving him to a suprise party, and he knew exactly where i was going (even when i thought i was losing his sense of direction by driving through the new leaf and safeway parking lots). i could tell he was a little teensy weensy bit bummed that this was "all" that i had planned for his 25th, and so i was secretly rejoicing that i had something bigger up my sleeve (and was praying with all my heart that he wouldn't figure it out!). but even though joe saw the party coming, he loved it nonethelsess. thank you all for coming! and thank you kirk and mary beth, and mom and dad, for your selfless help!! i couldn't have done it without you. sorry it was so last minute. :)

sweet kathryn syres...i'm so glad she could come.