Surprise!!!!

On Saturday night we were blessed and surprised by some of our friends from church with a "Matching Party!" It was so much fun! My sister-in-law Beth (Michael's sister) and her husband John had asked us right after we were matched with Mary Kenzie if they could take us out to eat to celebrate being matched. That sounded like so much fun, so we hired two of my sisters to come and watch Riley and their boys Austin and Jacob. The date that worked the best for us was this past Saturday night.

Beth called me right before she and John were supposed to be at our house saying that John had been dropping off their preschool application for Jacob at our friends Amber and Jason's house because Amber was going to turn it in for her on Monday and John's car wouldn't start. And, Jason and Amber didn't have jumper cables. The restaurant we were supposed to be going to was near their house, so she said that she was going to bring the boys by our house and then she, Michael, and I were going to go pickup John and jump his car.

This sounded a little bit suspicious to me, and I wondered if there was some kind of surprise going on. When we got to Amber and Jason's house though there were no cars there or anywhere near their cul-de-sac so I was COMPLETELY surprised when the garage door opened and some of our friends yelled "SURPRISE!"

Michael and I were (and still are) overwhelmed by our friends' thoughtfulness. Evidently this had been "in the works" since the summer when we originally thought we were going to be matched. My friend Jennifer came up with the idea of having a "Matching Party" when we were matched and each spouse dressed to match their spouse! It was so thoughtful! Everyone brought a dish to share, so we were treated to a delicious dinner! The spread was amazing!

After we ate, our friends took some time to pray for us and Mary Kenzie and we were able to share where we are in our process. Then, we were showered with gifts! So many fun gifts...so much PINK...and so many beautiful hair bows (my favorite!!)!! It was so much fun!

I didn't have my camera because I didn't know the party was happening but as soon as I get pictures from others, I will post them!