On the road again with the Bealls: My 60th Surprise Party

Last weekend, I got up on Saturday and was in the kitchen when Fred handed me a pink envelope which said that a mystery friend would pick me up in 30 minutes and I could not ask any questions. Well, I did but I didn't get any answers. I was to wear pajamas but could put on

makeup and fix my hair. A gift bag had houseshoes, a blindfold, the boa,

and some selections of a gown or pajamas. I went into shock because nothing like this has ever happened to me. At 9:00, two of my neighbors picked me up and off we went. As we drove through the neighborhood, there were black balloons tied on mailboxes and signs until we turned onto Hwy 36.

Leaving with my neighbors Louann and Jan.

As we drove along, I keep wondering---is it Jan's house, a day of beauty, Rosa's house,--each one was crossed off as we made more turns. Finally, I knew---we were going to my best friend's house----Stacey's!!! I recognized the cars outside---all my friends were there. The garage had a sign "Happy 60th, Love Fred". Then I knew that he was in on this. When we got inside, oh my gosh, the decorations were unbelievable. They had been planning this for weeks and never let anything slip around me!!!! That is pretty unbelievable!!! All the decorations were zebra and hot pink. We had breakfast casseroles, fruit and amaretto dip, pasta salad, and breads and muffins. So delicious!!! Then we played games (we were supposed to know some trivia from the 60's but didn't), while listening to 60's and 70's music. Then the cake----words can't describe how delicious!!!