The party's over--finally

What I didn't tell you in my last post was that Thursday was just the beginning. Unbeknownst to Erik, his birthday was only half over. On Friday night, I told him we were meeting a friend of mine and her boyfriend for drinks. Instead he walked, completely unsuspecting, into a surprise party organized by me and his parents. And after three weeks of secret keeping, I can finally breathe easy, stop pretending I have a million fikas to go to while really meeting his dad to plan, and can check my email without looking over my shoulder. It was all worth it, though. The joy, the joy, the joy he felt...(click on the picture for evidence).