Happy 60th Birthday to Liz!
For months now, we have been planning a great surprise for Liz for her birthday. Her main present was the trip to Disney that we took back in November, but we didn't want to let her actual birthday pass without some fun. We got family and friends in on the surprise and waited patiently for the big day.
The week before her birthday, Ryan mentioned he had bought tickets for the three of us to go to the Braves/Cubs game on Saturday night (her actual birthday). Being the sweet lady that she is, she told him to wait until after tax season was over so I didn't have to miss work. We weren't about to let that happen! On Saturday afternoon, we headed down to Turner Field. As we walked in, Ryan noted that our tickets came with club level access, so we wanted to try to find a restaurant we had heard about (for the record, we've been to the restaurant before...it's not on the club level). We kept walking until we got to Suite 38 (Chipper's family suite last year!). Ryan said "Hey, let's see if what it looks like from inside here." Liz immediately started with "Ryan Hooks, you can't do that!" She was right. They lock the doors so people can't do that. So, we kept walking. I tried to keep her distracted while Ryan tried to get someone from inside the suite to open the door for us! Finally, Josh opened the door, I got Liz to walk back over that way (for the third time) and she got a huge surprise! At first, she just saw Josh and kept saying "You're supposed to be in Fort Payne." She had a look of complete disbelief on her face. Then she saw Kendall and couldn't believe it. She thought Josh, Amy, Kendall and John must have driven over for the game to surprise her. Then she realized Lynell, David, Susan, Dick, Margie, Randy and Susan were there too. That's when the tears started! She was in absolute shock. It was the greatest face ever! Susan was able to snap some great pictures (Ryan and I were behind her) as she came in, and I will get copies of them soon. The whole evening was so much fun as it was a beautiful night, and we were able to celebrate a wonderful lady with family and friends. Oh, and the Braves won in the bottom of the ninth as the Upton brothers hit a game-tying home run and then the game winning home run. It was a fantastic evening!
Giving Ryan a big hug.
So glad to have her kids together.
The whole group.
About to blow out her birthday cake candles.
The view from our seats.
Everyone enjoying the beautiful evening and the game.
We believe this evening was just the first of many more wonderful days ahead!
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