Surprise!

For my sister's big birthday on Saturday, I decided I'd try to throw her a surprise party. It's something we always joked about when we were little, and it suddenly occurred to me one day last month that now might be a good time to try it out. I contacted one of her best friends who helped me with the guest list and the keep-the-secret-and-distract-the-birthday-girl part. With ten of her close friends in the kitchen, my sister walked in with the perfect surprised face. Unfortunately, earlier that day we had been randomly hit by a terrible thunderstorm and a small tornado that knocked down trees to every route to my house. All of her friends had had to walk about half a mile to get to our house and sit in the dark for an hour waiting for the birthday girl to show up. But even powerless and soaking wet, they all showed up and we had a great time! It was quite the adventurous birthday. I think the storm made the surprise even more impressive...

Surprise!!