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To: Cactus Jack who wrote (61369)	8/8/2004 11:58:00 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Hi jpg. Thanks for the kind wishes. The surprise party was a rousing success. Edie had no idea that the real party was for our 25th Wedding Anniversary. Since I need a wheel chair, I called ahead a few minutes before we arrived to ask a friend to help Edie get the wheel chair out of the Explorer. That gave folks a heads up. When we arrived, they shouted surprise, then began singing the lyrics to the chorus to "Without You" (Harry Nilson). That was/is our song. I was supposed to burn a CD with that song, ET AL, so they could play it, but my injury made that impossible. Having a group of friends & family that included a bunch of blue hairs sing it was even better than playing the song on a stereo. I also got a bit of a surprise. My best man, who now lives in Austin, had a conflict that made him unable to attend. He changed his vacation/business plans & came to the party. I didn't notice him among the crowd as they sang, but I noticed a child that I knew I knew, but he wasn't among the folks I expected to be at the party. I quickly realized why I was confused. It was my good friend's son. Everything was perfect. My sister-in law & her daughter made a huge collage of pictures documenting the 32 <font size=2>1/2<font size=3> years Edie & I have been together. A dear friend of my parents painted a large card congratulating us on our 25 years of marriage. My sister, her daughter & Edie's maid of honor decorated the fire hall with beautiful silver candles in glass holders, silver bells, balloons, party favors, ET AL. They set up a special table for Edie & I with all kinds of beautiful decorations. My next door neighbor cooked up dozens of cookies. My mom made a batch of her potato salad & more cookies. My sister made a huge batch of assorted fresh fruit salad. A good friend had an assortment of chips, nuts, pretzels, etc., at every table to go with the chocolates in the party favors. Edie's maid of honor made a special cake for us & bought a huge decorated cake for everyone. The caterer I used was fantastic! We had 5 entrees - roast pork, sirloin tips & mushrooms in gravy, chicken cordon blue, stuffed shells & three huge hoagie rings, salad, buttered noodles & assorted vegetables & dip. Burrrrrrrrrp! I insisted that everyone make sure they take home leftovers (we had dozens of clamshells ready). They loaded up, but Edie & I still ended up with a freezer full of leftovers too. Folks arrived at 5:30 pm & we were only supposed to have the hall for 5 hours. Most of the blue hairs began leaving around the appointed time (or their bed time - gg), but most folks were still having a grand time (all we did was play some background music & shoot the breeze, moving from one group to another). At 1 am we decided it was time to call it a day so they could clean up & lock up. A bunch of us then hung out in front of the fire hall for another 45 minutes or so. It turned out to be a close to perfect as one could possibly expect. Edie still has a big grin & she is sleeping on the couch next to me. I couldn't be happier or more blessed. :-)