Trying to get Dan to go out in Worcester is like pulling teeth! He just refuses to do anything there. Dan told me he didn't want a 40th birthday party but I just couldn't let the big event go by without celebrating somehow. Rather than the big blowout we threw for his 30th, I thought I would do something a little lower key. Just invite family and close friends and hang out. I decided to rent a couple of pool tables at Jillian's in Worcester and surprise him. To pull this off required quite a fake plan. It took many days to spin the excuse of why we were going to Worcester and then how we were going to end up at Jillian's. Our friends Leighann and Scott were my backup.... Leighann actually put the lineup together. They were getting emails daily of how the story was coming along so they knew what to say if Dan called or emailed. Once the story was finally all put together, the first words out of Dan's mouth were 'sounds fishy'.... ACK!!! So I kept elaborating on the story and he seemed to be convinced.
I can remember saying on Friday night after celebrating Dan's birthday how happy I was that the kids were healthy this year since our plans got ruined last year when Nicholas came home early from daycare with a fever. Man did I jinx us! Around 12:30AM I heard Nicholas stirring and coughing. I noticed on the monitor that he was wiping something off his pillow. I decided to go investigate. Before I even turned on the lights I could smell the vomit :( Poor guy ended up throwing up for the next 4 hours. Dan had him in and out of the shower atleast 4 times and stayed with him most of that time. After the last episode, Dan said we better cancel our plans with Leighann and Scott. At which point I had to let the cat out of the bag and tell him about the party.... he was PISSED!! He spent the whole day mad at me and held a grudge even into the first few minutes of the party! Luckily Nicholas had stopped vomitting the next morning and my mother and stepfather were willing to take one for the team and come babysit still (my mother ended up catching Nicholas' stomach bug - OOPS! - sorry mom!!)
Anyways, once the party started up and people started playing pool, I know Dan started to really enjoy himself. It really was a nice night out getting to see all the people close to us in one place. I think it was a huge success and Dan even thanked me for the party the next morning :) Thanks to everyone for taking the time to come out and celebrate with us!
Here are some pics from the night - most of them are from Dan's sister Aimee who already posted them on facebook so they might be duplicates to some of you!
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