Last night several of the "ORANGE People", 7 to be exact made the trek to Reinbeck, IA in order to wish Michele a "Happy Birthday". It was a surprise party and you know how 'those' go! The Birthday Person is NEVER surprised! Well, Michele was! It was great!
Her Husband, Randy, did a FANTASTIC job of planning and keeping it quite! His cooking was amazing!! Who would have thought?? He did a GREAT JOB!! The little 'TEA Room' he reserved for the party was adorable.
The Orange People were very excited about traveling to Reinbeck, IA, which is located in Grundy County. None of us had ever been there before, and we wanted to see for ourselves exactly where it was located. Why? Well, if there's a tornado anywhere in Iowa, you can bet that Grundy County is under a Warning. I think both Bill and Martha had their little Weather Spotter Location books out to 'mark the spot'. Yep, we've BEEN THERE!!
Meme, Martha, Bill and I arrived first! Gee, imagine that! We apparently thought we were at a dog event and needed to scope out the crating area! Mike and Cheryl, (Randy's bother and his wife), were very kind and made us feel welcome. Even though we were all dressed in orange. NEVER invite us to a WEDDING!
As other party's arrived, someone was heard to say. Were we suppose to wear 'orange'? It was hysterical. We do look a little crazy, but for the most part we're perfectly harmless. Please note, they did let 'us' got through the food line FIRST!!!
Michele was SURPRISED!! I'm not saying she was happy about it, but was a good sport. She did threaten me numerous times while I was using my "Flip" however. If you can read lips, you'll see it in the movie clip. If I go "missing", you know who the number one suspect is at the moment! Randy is at even greater risk as I hear her mutter, "I'm gonna kill you" a few times.
Michele H got Michele F a roll of orange duct tape for her birthday. MF was VERY excited! The family just couldn't understand. VBG She got a present from Packer, AKA Parker, another inside joke of the OP. Her poor family, the only ones not terribly frightened by us were Randy's folks. They are probably color blind and thought were were wearing tan!! LOL
As we head for a meal, Michele notices that her name is spelled incorrectly on the cake. NO PROBLEM!!! We simply removed an "L". PERFECT!! The frosting was really good!
YUMMY!!! By the time Michele was dishing up her food the "OP" natives were getting restless. Nearly VIOLATE! So I had to put the "FLIP" away to eat. It was great!
Toward the end of the gifts, the cute little girl in pink comes up to ask Michele H if she knows where her Grandpa is. Michele misses an opportunity to point at Jeff and say 'There he is!'.
Oh well!! G
It really was fun and we're honored to be included!
Her Husband, Randy, did a FANTASTIC job of planning and keeping it quite! His cooking was amazing!! Who would have thought?? He did a GREAT JOB!! The little 'TEA Room' he reserved for the party was adorable.
The Orange People were very excited about traveling to Reinbeck, IA, which is located in Grundy County. None of us had ever been there before, and we wanted to see for ourselves exactly where it was located. Why? Well, if there's a tornado anywhere in Iowa, you can bet that Grundy County is under a Warning. I think both Bill and Martha had their little Weather Spotter Location books out to 'mark the spot'. Yep, we've BEEN THERE!!
Meme, Martha, Bill and I arrived first! Gee, imagine that! We apparently thought we were at a dog event and needed to scope out the crating area! Mike and Cheryl, (Randy's bother and his wife), were very kind and made us feel welcome. Even though we were all dressed in orange. NEVER invite us to a WEDDING!
As other party's arrived, someone was heard to say. Were we suppose to wear 'orange'? It was hysterical. We do look a little crazy, but for the most part we're perfectly harmless. Please note, they did let 'us' got through the food line FIRST!!!
Michele was SURPRISED!! I'm not saying she was happy about it, but was a good sport. She did threaten me numerous times while I was using my "Flip" however. If you can read lips, you'll see it in the movie clip. If I go "missing", you know who the number one suspect is at the moment! Randy is at even greater risk as I hear her mutter, "I'm gonna kill you" a few times.
Michele H got Michele F a roll of orange duct tape for her birthday. MF was VERY excited! The family just couldn't understand. VBG She got a present from Packer, AKA Parker, another inside joke of the OP. Her poor family, the only ones not terribly frightened by us were Randy's folks. They are probably color blind and thought were were wearing tan!! LOL
As we head for a meal, Michele notices that her name is spelled incorrectly on the cake. NO PROBLEM!!! We simply removed an "L". PERFECT!! The frosting was really good!
YUMMY!!! By the time Michele was dishing up her food the "OP" natives were getting restless. Nearly VIOLATE! So I had to put the "FLIP" away to eat. It was great!
Toward the end of the gifts, the cute little girl in pink comes up to ask Michele H if she knows where her Grandpa is. Michele misses an opportunity to point at Jeff and say 'There he is!'.
Oh well!! G
It really was fun and we're honored to be included!
Happy Birthday MICHELE!!!!
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2 comments:
Look like a great time. Sorry I had to miss it Michele. Did the OP behave???
Happy Bday Michele!!! Thanks for the fun party!!
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