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I was blessed with 4 bouquets on my birthday - I'm so spoiled! The flowers are all so beautiful, I had to take the time to show them to you.
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First thing in the morning on my birthday, I get a call from the flower shop saying they have a delivery for me today, will I be there in the afternoon? But... who could they be from? I had no idea - I grilled Pat - nope. I asked mom, gramma & my aunt when they called - not from them either. WHO?
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At noon, I get a flower delivery.
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They're from
my MMG friends! How sweet -
I told you how awesome they are! When I called mom to tell her
(she was curious who they were from too), I only talked to my dad. When my mom got back from the grocery store, she called me back & asked me to describe the flowers to her.
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This is the lovely bouquet I described: daisies, 3 kinds of lilies in pink, hot pink & purple.
"But... those aren't what I ordered...!"
Ha! That's because
THIS delivery isn't from you mom! But the next one was:
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My mom felt so bad for ruining her surprise.... but this bright yellow bouquet more than made up for it. Isn't it fabulous in its Happy Birthday box?
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Then Pat brought me home an arrangement from the grocery store (because I asked him to). What a sweetheart!
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We met up with some friends in the evening for cake & drinks & my one friend Lindsay arrived with more flowers for me!
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That bouquet is mixed in with Pat's flowers & dispersed around my apartment: I ran out of large enough vases! So some of the yellow flowers made it into my kitchen.
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They're in some cute vintage vases I "stole" from my mom years ago.
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And then a few made it into the smaller glassware on this little table I have behind my couch:
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My house is filled with flowers! I absolutely love it - there's nothing more cheerful than real flowers!
Thank you everyone who contributed in making my birthday one of the best yet!