Surprise for Victoria

This blog post is well overdue but I wanted to make sure I documented it so here goes. Victoria had her birthday in December but due to the busyness of that time of year, we didn’t plan a birthday party for her. But we made up for it by planning a surprise in January. One Friday morning I stated that I needed to go out to do a few errands and I asked Victoria if she wanted to come with me. She said yes, as long as it was just her and me. Well, when Daddy came home at lunchtime, she changed her mind and decided she wanted to stay home with Daddy instead. I then proceeded to tell her that I really wanted her to come with me and because she already said she would, she should keep her word and come with me. So she begrudgingly came with me. As we were driving along, here’s how the conversation went:

Me: Hey, wanna see if Breanna (her cousin and BFF) wants to come over for a sleepover?

Of course that was followed with squeals of delight and a definite YES!

Victoria: Tonight?

Me: Oh, tonight? Well, uuum, I don’t know about that. Is your room clean? (LOL!)

Victoria: Oh, um, well, sort of” (ha . . . that made me laugh!)

We then pulled into Breanna’s driveway. Victoria got her seatbelt off and said she was so excited.

Me: Well, Breanna won’t be home will she? It’s Friday and she would be at school wouldn’t she?

Victoria: Oh ya. Oh well, I’m going to come in with you anyway.

When we stepped inside, there was Breanna all ready to go with her bags packed. Aunt Michelle took her out of school early and she knew she was going somewhere but didn’t know where. All four of us left in the van. It was hilarious because the girls didn’t even ask where we were going and why all four of us were going. We listened to them chat away behind us. They talked all about coming over to our place for a sleepover and all the things they were going to do. They also assumed we were going swimming somewhere because Breanna had bought a new bathing suit that week. It wasn’t until we had been driving for at least a half an hour (our house is only 10 minutes from Breanna’s) that Victoria asked why it was taking so long to get home. We told the girls we were taking the scenic route. We teased them the whole time saying that this particular road (the QEW) was Aunt Michelle’s favourite road. She LOVES driving on it so we thought we’d take a spin on it so she could enjoy it. (LOL!) We got a little confused (okay, maybe lost) and the girls wondered why we turned around at one point. We knew we were getting closer and as we got to the intersection of the place we were going (this hotel), the girls pointed at it:

Girls: Hey, look at that cool hotel! It’s so big!

Us: Ya, that does look cool . . . we should go there sometime!

Girls: YA!!! Let’s go now – just the four of us!

I turned at the intersection and pulled into the driveway of the hotel. The girls asked what we were doing and I said I just needed to stop and ask for directions. (wink, wink). I went to check in and when I came back to the van, I said, “Hey, this place looks really cool. Should we stay here?” Well, Victoria squealed and exclaimed yes but Breanna said she really wanted to go to Victoria’s for a sleepover. Ha! We explained to the girls that the four of were staying at the hotel for a night. They had a special sleepover package at the hotel that included a one night stay for four people, pizza and pop for supper, popcorn and a movie and breakfast for the four of us the next morning.

We had so much fun, swimming, laughing and just hanging out. Victoria loved it and said it was the best birthday party ever!